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It is a grave failing of our age that the full extent of Communism’s inhumanity to man is not known
Who knows that the Soviet Union murdered 20 million people through mock trials, purges, famines, and the infamous Gulag?
Who knows that Mao Zedong and the other Chinese Communist leaders have slaughtered an estimated 50 million people
Who knows that Fidel Castro has executed thousands of political prisoners since coming to power in 1959 and continues to silence any open opposition to his rule?
Who knows that the Communist plague has exact­ed a death toll surpassing that of all the wars of the 20th century combined?
This tragic oversight must be corrected. A Memorial to the more than 100 million victims of Communism must be built—and it will be
On the front pedestal of the Memorial statue will be the words
To the more than one hundred million victims of Communism and to those who love liberty
On the back pedestal will be the words
To the freedom and independence of all captive nations and peoples