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I called my general counsel, Ed Rothschild, who was a mentor
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Mighty Ira

I called my general counsel,Ed Rothschild, who was a mentor and a fantastic human being...

I called my general counsel,
Ed Rothschild, who was a mentor and a fantastic human being and said, "Ed, we've just been
asked to take this case." And he said, "David,
I order you to take the case." I said, "Ed, I have the
authority to take the case

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I called my general counsel, Ed Rothschild, who was a mentor
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and a fantastic human being
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and said, "Ed, we've just been asked to take this case."
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And he said, "David, I order you to take the case."
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I said, "Ed, I have the authority to take the case.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:34
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
Why are you ordering me to take the case?" - Mighty Ira 00:15
Why are you ordering me to take the case?"
We're going to continue to do what we've been doing - Mighty Ira 00:12
We're going to continue to do what we've been doin...
Should the Nazis appear, we will break their heads. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Should the Nazis appear, we will break their heads.
[man 9] Chicago's Nazi chapter prompted angry counter-demonstrations - Mighty Ira 00:05
[man 9] Chicago's Nazi chapter prompted angry counter-d...
[upbeat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:05
[upbeat music playing]
What happened next was that we went into court and, frankly, all hell broke loose. - Mighty Ira 00:07
What happened next was that we went into court and, frankly,...
In symbolic terms and in real terms, - Mighty Ira 00:07
In symbolic terms and in real terms,
Why would you ever want to defend the rights of people like that? - Mighty Ira 00:06
Why would you ever want to defend the rights of people like ...
It basically forced me to articulate reasons - Mighty Ira 00:15
It basically forced me to articulate reasons
I can promise this, that come hell or high water, - Mighty Ira 00:25
I can promise this, that come hell or high water,
[upbeat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:14
[upbeat music playing]
Growing up there, I spent a lot of time in the streets. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Growing up there, I spent a lot of time in the streets.
There was no supervised play, there were no adults anywhere, there were no little leagues, - Mighty Ira 00:08
There was no supervised play, there were no adults anywhere,...
You'd sing doo-wop on the street corners, a cappella stuff whoever was there. - Mighty Ira 00:05
You'd sing doo-wop on the street corners, a cappella st...
Uh, you'd play stickball, punchball on the streets. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Uh, you'd play stickball, punchball on the streets.
Your parents would give you a quarter and you go buy a Spalding, which was a pink ball. - Mighty Ira 00:06
Your parents would give you a quarter and you go buy a Spald...
And that Spalding was your summer activity. - Mighty Ira 00:05
And that Spalding was your summer activity.
And you would have to figure out: - Mighty Ira 00:12
And you would have to figure out:
Stickball in the open street, stickball against the wall where you have a strike zone. - Mighty Ira 00:06
Stickball in the open street, stickball against the wall whe...
That was where we learned how to mediate conflict and how to deal with bullies, - Mighty Ira 00:14
That was where we learned how to mediate conflict and how to...