Simply, it is the question of whether the democratic guarantees protecting political minorities ought to be set aside in time of crisis. More personally, it is the question of whether one’s vision of the truth ought to be a source of guilt at a time when the mass of men condemn it as a dangerous and devilish lie.
- Arthur Miller’s Preface to ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
Miller declares this an enduring theme; yes? 1882…1950… and?
