undred thousand live observers, and two million words of testimony. Every day, millions of TV sets showed McCarthy pointing his finger yet again at another man. McCarthy was obviously slipping, but he didn't give up. Then, when he was attacking an associate of Joseph N. Welch, chief attorney for the Army, Welch stood up, faced the senator, and said:
             Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your
             cruelty or your recklessness. Let us not assassinate this
             lad further, Senator. You have done enough. Have you no
             sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you no sense of
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