Lowell Thomas, the world renowned commentator, said:
"Gerald L. K. Smith is the most eloquent and courageous orator in America."
H. L. Mencken, the dean of literary critics and author of "The American Language," the most respected reference work in the libraries of the universities and one of the most exciting commentators of the century, said:
"As an orator, Gerald is the greatest of them all—not the greatest by an inch or a foot or a yard or a mile, but the greatest by a least two light years. He begins where the next best leaves off. He is the master of masters, the champion of all epochs, ancient or modern, the Aristotle and Johann Sebastian Bach of all known orators, dead or alive."
Federal Judge Weatherford of Los Angeles, during a libel suit brought against Mr. Smith which was eventually decided in his favor, said:
"Mr. Smith is perhaps the greatest living master of the American language."
Mark Sullivan, one of the outstanding feature writers for the New York Herald Tribune, said:
"All the orators of this generation combined will not make one Gerald Smith." (This statement was made in a feature article which appeared following Mr. Smith's address to the Washington, D. C., Press Club.)
Pravda, the news agency of the Soviet Union, said:
"Gerald L. K. Smith is one of the five influences in America that is the most dangerous to the Soviet Union."
Westbrook Pegler, for years the most highly paid newspaper columnist in America, said:
"My biggest mistake was not joining hands with Gerald L. K. Smith twenty years earlier than I did."
The Jewish Voice:
"We have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars to destroy Gerald L. K. Smith, but even so he rises now stronger than ever."
A student of world affairs, who prefers not to be named, said:
"Gerald L. K. Smith has furnished the 'mother's milk' for nearly 2,000 right wing patriotic organizations."
The late Henry Ford:
"I wish Gerald L. K. Smith could be President of the United States."
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh:
"He was my choice for United States Senator from Michigan." He was a heavy donator to Mr. Smith's Senate Campaign.
During the summer of 1972, from May until November, an oil painting of Mr. Smith was hung in the Smithsonian Institute. An Associate Curator said:
"Mr. Smith's picture created much interest and excitement."
The Cross and The Flag, the official organ of the Christian Nationalist Crusade, of which Mr. Smith was the Publisher, is referred to by many discriminating critics as the most fearless and consistent periodical of its kind in the world.
