The figures that appear are: Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty.
Both are very powerful national symbols.
Uncle Sam, personified by an old white bearded man wearing a hat, represents the United States Government or the United States itself. He stands for the fatherly, sometimes overbearing side of the country.
The Statue of Liberty, a woman holding a torch and a tablet, represents the freedom and the enlightement of the world.
In this particular cartoon drawn by D.R. Fitzpatrick, Uncle Sam addresses the Statue of Liberty on the climate of suspicion produced by fear of communist subversion. He tells her, "Everyone is a little subversive but thee and me, and sometimes I think even thee." They are the inly ones that are loyal to their principles, they seem alone but determined to enlighten the world.
