Confiscated Quotes

When the facilities of the government of the United States are drawn on an individual it can be terrifying. The blacklist is just the opening gambit - being deprived of work. Your passport is confiscated. That`s minor. But not being able to move without being tailed is something else. After a certain point it grows to implied as well as articulated threats, and people succumb. My wife did, and she was institutionalized. In 1953 the HUCA did a deal with me. I was pretty much worn down. I had no money. I couldn`t borrow. I had the expenses of taking care of the children. Why am I subjecting my loved ones to this? If it`s worth dying for, and I am just as idealistic as the next fellow. But I decided it wasn`t worth dying for, and if this gesture was the way of getting out of the penitentiary I`d do it. I had to be employable again." - interview with Victor Navasky for the book "Naming Names

We certainly are concerned about any writings that she may have made that were confiscated from her in jail. I haven`t seem them.

Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don`t be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is after all, all the same: the bitter doesn`t last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.

Of course, we should all be aware of what we`re packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.