I replied to him that perhaps, and I believe some great man said this statement at one time or the other, I do not recall who, that we were a sleeping giant, and that we were coming awake.
This was, of course, in reference to the Communist world.
Mr. Jenner. This was something you said in your letter?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. All right.
Mr. Dulles. May I ask what is the date of this letter?
Mr. Jenner. It is in response to the letter of November 26.
Mr. Dulles. November 26, yes.
Mr. Oswald. I refer to the bottom of the page of the letter of November 26, "So you speak of advantages. Do you think that is why I am here for personal material advantages, happiness is not based on oneself, it does not consist of a small home of taking and getting."
I recall my reply to this series of questions as being—as to having that right to seek for oneself his own personal desires to the extent that the material advantages were something of a secondary nature, and was something of a reward for his efforts.