A Declaration Of Conscience | June 1, 1950 | Cushion

Bring a defining chapter of Maine history home as a richly layered two-sided accent pillow. On June 1, 1950, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith delivered her Declaration of Conscience. Without abandoning her party, she condemned character assassination and the exploitation of fear during the early Cold War. Her speech remains a noteable example of principled dissent and Maine’s tradition of plainspoken public service. The original oil-painted reconstruction is framed as an aged commemorative newspaper edition, with carefully typeset historical context and a discreet notice that it is modern commemorative artwork. The reverse carries the exclusive collection poem “What Maine Has Carried.” Designed by Fryeburg Maine Gifts for history lovers, Maine homes, camps, libraries and thoughtful regional gifting.