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Mighty Ira

Can I ask youa very difficult question?

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a very difficult question?

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Can I ask you a very difficult question?
Duration
12 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:47
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
-Sure. -Which is, do you believe that those protesters - Mighty Ira 00:11
-Sure. -Which is, do you believe that those protesters
I do, and that's not a popular view. And I will tell you why. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I do, and that's not a popular view. And I will tell yo...
Uh, I'm not telling you why it's not a popular view, I think that's obvious. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Uh, I'm not telling you why it's not a popular vie...
But, um, I think once we take away - Mighty Ira 00:11
But, um, I think once we take away
My big concern with losing free speech is who makes the decision, - Mighty Ira 00:10
My big concern with losing free speech is who makes the deci...
And once you set it up so that there's always one group deciding, - Mighty Ira 00:10
And once you set it up so that there's always one group...
Well, what about when we represented the Black Panthers - Mighty Ira 00:06
Well, what about when we represented the Black Panthers
What about the defense and justice team in Mississippi and Louisiana in the '60s - Mighty Ira 00:12
What about the defense and justice team in Mississippi and L...
Everybody's talking about the First Amendment and we have a preamble to our constitution - Mighty Ira 00:09
Everybody's talking about the First Amendment and we ha...
So it seems so clear of what would be right and what would be wrong. - Mighty Ira 00:04
So it seems so clear of what would be right and what would b...
-[man 29] Right. What's wrong? -Because this is promoting hatred, - Mighty Ira 00:05
-[man 29] Right. What's wrong? -Because this is promoti...
-Not on TV. -[Mr. Stoner] Excuse me, but I'm-- - Mighty Ira 00:04
-Not on TV. -[Mr. Stoner] Excuse me, but I'm--
-Hang on one second. -[Mr. Stoner] I'm the leading advocate - Mighty Ira 00:05
-Hang on one second. -[Mr. Stoner] I'm the leading advo...
I advocate a program where we'll only have a white Christian America - Mighty Ira 00:05
I advocate a program where we'll only have a white Chri...
-No more lawlessness. -[man 29] Now, the point-- - Mighty Ira 00:08
-No more lawlessness. -[man 29] Now, the point--
Thirty years ago, 25 years ago in the South, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Thirty years ago, 25 years ago in the South,
We condemn in the strongest possible terms - Mighty Ira 00:12
We condemn in the strongest possible terms
It's probably too early to know what the impact of Charlottesville will be, - Mighty Ira 00:41
It's probably too early to know what the impact of Char...
Meeting Ben Stern was for me, uh, a surprisingly emotional experience. - Mighty Ira 00:07
Meeting Ben Stern was for me, uh, a surprisingly emotional e...
I mean, this is a guy who was arrested by the Nazis in Poland when he was 15, - Mighty Ira 00:18
I mean, this is a guy who was arrested by the Nazis in Polan...