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Whittaker Chambers

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Whittaker Chambers was an American writer and former Soviet spy, renowned for his role in the Alger Hiss case. He was born on April 1, 1901, and passed away on July 9, 1961. Chambers is best known for his defection and subsequent testimony against Alger Hiss, which contributed significantly to the Cold War narrative.

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“I know that I am leaving the winning side for the losing side, but it is better to die on the losing side than to live under Communism.”

Knows Dies Winning Sides Losing Leaving Communism

Book:Witness

Source: Witness

“[It is b]etter to die on the losing side than to live under communisim.”

Dies Sides Losing Socialism

Book:Witness

Source: Witness

“Life is not worth living for which a man is not prepared to die at any moment.”

Men Moments Life Is Dies Prepared Worth Living Life Is Not Worth Living

Book:Witness

Source: Witness

“Freedom is a need of the soul, and nothing else. It is in striving toward God that the soul strives continually after a condition of freedom. God alone is the inciter and guarantor of freedom. He is the only guarantor. External freedom is only an aspect of interior freedom. Political freedom, as the Western world has known it, is only a political reading of the Bible. Religion and freedom are indivisible. Without freedom the soul dies. Without the soul there is no justification for freedom. Necessity is the only ultimate justification known to the mind.”

World Needs Mind Soul Political Dies Reading Known Conditions Aspect Ultimate Strive Western Justification Interiors Strife Western World Indivisible Political Freedom

Book:Witness

Source: Witness

“On that road of the informer, it is always night. I cannot ever inform against anyone without feeling something die within me. I inform without pleasure, because it is necessary.”

Feelings Night Dies Pleasure Informers

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Source: Witness

“Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.”

Humans Dies Human Beings Live By Human Society

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Source: Witness

About the Author

Born: April 1, 1901
Died: July 9, 1961
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 40

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WitnessRelated source material

Cold FridayRelated source material

Ghosts on the Roof: Selected Journalism of Whittaker Chambers, 1931-1959Related source material

Odyssey of a Friend: Whittaker Chambers' Letters to William F. Buckley, Jr., 1954-1961Related source material

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