Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who spied for the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed for conspiracy to commit espionage. They were instrumental in the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, speeding his development of Soviet nuclear weapon development...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCriminal
Date of Birth28 September 1915
CountryUnited States of America
refuse
I refuse to answer on the ground that this might be incriminating.
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At the present moment, with little or no detail to hand, it is difficult for me to make any comment, beyond the expression of horror at the shameless haste with which the government appears to be pressing for our liquidation.
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Well, it so happens that I have had a spinal curvature since I was about thirteen and every once in a while that has given me some trouble, and at that time it began to kick up again. and occasionally I have to get into bed and nurse a severe backache.
alleged communist member
Well, it was alleged that he was a member of the Communist Party.
felt might perhaps time
Well, if I used the privilege of self-incrimination at that time, I must have felt that perhaps there might be something that might incriminate me in answering.
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We are innocent... To forsake this truth is to pay too high a price even for the priceless gift of life.