“A Lonely and Despised Man,” 1955 and Beyond
“A Lonely and Despised Man,” 1955 and Beyond
The attacks on Crouch continued into 1955, and without the income from his testimony he sank into poverty. He died of lung cancer in 1955, with few lamenting his passing. His death also marked the end of the government's use of Communist informants, which historians now generally agree was a mistaken policy. Although Crouch quickly passed from the scene, his life as an ideologue, first for the Communists and later for the anti-Communists, demonstrates the dangers of ideologues and ideological certitude in general. It also demonstrates well the horrors of both Communism and anti-Communism and provides countless lessons about modern American history.
Keywords: Paul Crouch, Communist informants, ideologues, American History
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