Mrs. Paine. No; I have not and I would be quite certain I had not been unconsciously a member of any such groups.
Mr. Jenner. I take it from your response that you have an aversion to communism?
Mrs. Paine. Yes; I do.
Mr. Jenner. And would be at pains and have been at pains during your adult life, at least, to avoid any association with or any advancement of communism as we know and abhor it?
Mrs. Paine. Yes; that is right.
If I may say here, I am offended by the portion of the Communist doctrine that thinks violence is necessary to achieve its aims. I am likewise offended by the doctrine that any means to what is considered a good end is legitimate.
I, on the contrary, feel that there is no justification at any time for deception, and the Communists, as I have observed their activity, have no reluctance to deceive, and this offends me seriously.
Mr. Jenner. In that thinking, violence also impels you against the Communist faith?
Mrs. Paine. It certainly does.
Mr. Jenner. Or political doctrine?