ABSTRACT
At the end of October 1956 the British edition of Corliss Lamont’s Freedom is As Freedom Does was published with a preface by Russell. 1 The London Daily Express of October 29 announced:
Bertrand Russell is called a liar today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The 84 year old English philosopher has written a sizzling attack on the FBI in a preface to a book due out tomorrow. This book, a new edition of Freedom is As Freedom Does is by 54 year old Corliss Lamont, left wing New York lecturer, who has appeared several times before congressional committees.
Russell accuses the FBI of employing “spies and agents provocateurs” and of creating “a terrorist system” in the U.S. Informers are safe, he says, “so long as they continue to do the dirty work. But woe betide them if they repent.” The FBI’s reply? Said a Washington spokesman: “The History of the FBI will be published in two weeks time. It is accurate and will stand in sharp contrast to what Russell said—a complete falsehood.”
