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Everybody's talking about the First Amendment and we have a preamble to our constitution
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Mighty Ira

Everybody's talking about theFirst Amendment and we havea preamble to our constitution...

Everybody's talking about the
First Amendment and we have
a preamble to our constitution that is supposed to pro... uh,
promote domestic tranquility

Full Transcript

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Everybody's talking about the First Amendment and we have a preamble to our constitution
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that is supposed to pro... uh, promote domestic tranquility.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:25:03
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.
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...
[Ira] The first time we met, his daughter picked me up, - Mighty Ira 00:08
[Ira] The first time we met, his daughter picked me up,
You know, he's a short little 96-year-old man - Mighty Ira 00:21
You know, he's a short little 96-year-old man
He showed me all these pictures of... he had his family tree, uh, on the wall. - Mighty Ira 00:07
He showed me all these pictures of... he had his family tree...
And he... he... he sort of drew an imaginary line three-quarters of the way down and said, - Mighty Ira 00:10
And he... he... he sort of drew an imaginary line three-quar...
[Ira] All the reaction of the Holocaust survivors themselves - Mighty Ira 00:08
[Ira] All the reaction of the Holocaust survivors themselves
[Ira] The town of Skokie was wrong on both counts. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[Ira] The town of Skokie was wrong on both counts.
On the one hand, it tried to ban the neo-Nazis' speech, - Mighty Ira 00:13
On the one hand, it tried to ban the neo-Nazis' speech,
After Charlottesville and Boston, - Mighty Ira 00:09
After Charlottesville and Boston,
I asked my father what he was going to do. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I asked my father what he was going to do.