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The speaker asserts that secrecy is repugnant in a free society, and the dangers of unwarranted concealment outweigh those cited to justify it. They state that increased security should not expand to official censorship, and no official should use these words to censor news, stifle dissent, or cover up mistakes.
The speaker asks every publisher, editor, and newsman to reexamine their standards and recognize the country's peril. Although no war has been declared, the speaker claims the nation's way of life is under attack, and the danger has never been more clear or imminent.
The speaker calls for a change in outlook and tactics by the government, people, and the press, because the nation is opposed by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies on covert means, infiltration, subversion, and intimidation. This system combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific, and political operations, and conducts the Cold War with a wartime discipline.