Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs

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Stran 550 - The privilege afforded not only extends to answers that would in themselves support a conviction under a federal criminal statute but likewise embraces those which would furnish a link in the chain of evidence needed to prosecute the claimant for a federal crime.
Stran 550 - To sustain the privilege, it need only be evident from the implications of the question, in the setting in which it is asked, that a responsive answer to the question or an explanation of why it cannot be answered might be dangerous because injurious disclosure could result.
Stran 80 - It is not the . critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood...
Stran 13 - Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give before the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God ? Mr.
Stran 63 - Would you raise your right hand and be sworn? Do you swear the testimony you are about to give before the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr.
Stran 551 - It is settled by the overwhelming weight of authority that a person who has waived his privilege of silence in one trial or proceeding is not estopped to assert it as to the same matter in a subsequent trial or proceeding. The privilege attaches to the witness in each particular case in which he may be called on to testify, and whether or not he may claim it is to be determined without reference to what he said when testifying as a witness on some other trial, or on a former trial of the same case,...
Stran 547 - ... contrary to the principles of a free government. It is abhorrent to the instincts of an Englishman; it is abhorrent to the instincts of an American. It may suit the purposes of despotic power; but it cannot abide the pure atmosphere of political liberty and personal freedom.
Stran 691 - I im going to be indicted, there Is no way that I am going to be able to compete with your ability to spend money, so if I talked to anyone — this scares me.
Stran 285 - CHANGES No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions hereof shall be binding unless in writing and signed by an officer of CMIC.
Stran 498 - I have read the above statement and it Is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

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