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Mighty Ira

He was always very charmingand... and very solicitous and, you know,he was the perfect...

He was always very charming
and... and very solicitous and, you know,
he was the perfect gentleman

Full Transcript

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He was always very charming and... and very solicitous
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and, you know, he was the perfect gentleman.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:22
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.
[Ira] So this was a letter that Bill Buckley sent after my retirement dinner - Mighty Ira 00:08
[Ira] So this was a letter that Bill Buckley sent after my r...
I think the next day or two, he writes me this cute short letter. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I think the next day or two, he writes me this cute short le...
"Dear Ira, I have been to a lot of tributes but never to one that matched yours on Friday. - Mighty Ira 00:07
"Dear Ira, I have been to a lot of tributes but never t...
Everything about it was festive, except maybe the Constitution." - Mighty Ira 00:13
Everything about it was festive, except maybe the Constituti...
I had to force myself to remember how awful you and your influence are. - Mighty Ira 00:04
I had to force myself to remember how awful you and your inf...
It was very generous of you to place me at your table and Trude looked simply wonderful. - Mighty Ira 00:06
It was very generous of you to place me at your table and Tr...
Bless you and any time it is convenient, - Mighty Ira 00:10
Bless you and any time it is convenient,
I... I remember the end of an essay that was part of a book - Mighty Ira 00:07
I... I remember the end of an essay that was part of a book
Two men are sitting sipping coffee in a coffee house in... in Paris - Mighty Ira 00:23
Two men are sitting sipping coffee in a coffee house in... i...
"Uh, well, who do you like?" "I like my friends." - Mighty Ira 00:17
"Uh, well, who do you like?" "I like my frien...
There will be no march by American Nazis this Sunday in Skokie, Illinois. - Mighty Ira 00:05
There will be no march by American Nazis this Sunday in Skok...
Because we agitated for free speech and won our right to free speech back completely - Mighty Ira 00:14
Because we agitated for free speech and won our right to fre...
In the end, after we won the case finally, uh, in Skokie - Mighty Ira 00:10
In the end, after we won the case finally, uh, in Skokie
[man 22] Nazi leaders said all along that Skokie was not their real objective - Mighty Ira 00:12
[man 22] Nazi leaders said all along that Skokie was not the...
Federal Judge George Leighton ordered the Park District - Mighty Ira 00:07
Federal Judge George Leighton ordered the Park District
This means that free speech for the white people on the southwest side is restored. - Mighty Ira 00:05
This means that free speech for the white people on the sout...
It's amazing how fast democracy goes-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
It's amazing how fast democracy goes--
[dramatic music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:18
[dramatic music playing]
That's where it all started. That's really what the Skokie case was all about. - Mighty Ira 00:05
That's where it all started. That's really what th...
[Ira] The same thing that was about to happen in Skokie did happen in Marquette Park. - Mighty Ira 00:06
[Ira] The same thing that was about to happen in Skokie did ...