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[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not just his, to free speech
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Mighty Ira

So, when we finally wineverybody's right, not just his,to free speech, he is so...

[Ira] So, when we finally win
everybody's right, not just his,
to free speech, he is so outnumbered
by people who oppose him that he gets vanquished in a way
that attempting to ban him
couldn't possibly have done

Full Transcript

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[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not just his, to free speech,
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he is so outnumbered by people who oppose him
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that he gets vanquished in a way that attempting to ban him couldn't possibly have done.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:33
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
He slinks away and that's the end of the Skokie case. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He slinks away and that's the end of the Skokie case.
The guy was crazy and he was followed around by at most 20 people. - Mighty Ira 00:06
The guy was crazy and he was followed around by at most 20 p...
There were never very many members. It had no resources. - Mighty Ira 00:05
There were never very many members. It had no resources.
Collin himself lived in an apartment right above their offices, - Mighty Ira 00:08
Collin himself lived in an apartment right above their offic...
It's fair to say he was a little bit confused about his identity. - Mighty Ira 00:06
It's fair to say he was a little bit confused about his...
He actually was Jewish by birth. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He actually was Jewish by birth.
The family changed its name once his father, who was a survivor of Dachau, - Mighty Ira 00:08
The family changed its name once his father, who was a survi...
The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin. - Mighty Ira 00:05
The name had been Cohen and it was changed to Collin.
The family didn't like what he became, - Mighty Ira 00:12
The family didn't like what he became,
Then it'll look... no, it looks good. It looks like-- - Mighty Ira 00:06
Then it'll look... no, it looks good. It looks like--
[Philippa] Collin got a lot of attention out of this. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[Philippa] Collin got a lot of attention out of this.
I suppose one could say in that sense he succeeded, - Mighty Ira 00:13
I suppose one could say in that sense he succeeded,
Probably the reason was that the party had discovered - Mighty Ira 00:21
Probably the reason was that the party had discovered
When he got out, he became a new ager and saying very carefully to anybody who asked, - Mighty Ira 00:12
When he got out, he became a new ager and saying very carefu...
In retrospect, the Skokie case was a defining pivotal moment for the ACLU. - Mighty Ira 00:07
In retrospect, the Skokie case was a defining pivotal moment...
The reason it was defining and pivotal is that... - Mighty Ira 00:06
The reason it was defining and pivotal is that...
The reaction to the Skokie case threatened our existence. - Mighty Ira 00:05
The reaction to the Skokie case threatened our existence.
[woman 3] It is not the first time the ACLU has defended an unpopular cause, - Mighty Ira 00:09
[woman 3] It is not the first time the ACLU has defended an ...
The ACLU stood up for the principle of free speech - Mighty Ira 00:12
The ACLU stood up for the principle of free speech
We've got to protect people based on the right involved - Mighty Ira 00:09
We've got to protect people based on the right involved