While we certainly lost the possible output of many talented writers who were young and unknown at the time, and who never recovered, so they just faded from the scene. Some people could not stand the pressure, so they testified and named names as required. Most were eventually forgiven by the community. Some, like Clifford Odets, never forgave themselves. The House Unamerican Activities Committee managed to restrain literature for a while, but more literature was created as a reaction to these purges, including Arthur Miller's The Crucible. There are those who claim that we have never fully recovered as a nation, but I believe the Internet has supplied the tools which have finally freed us from the censors. References www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5001036891

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