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My position... my position is that there are many peaceable, very effective ways
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Mighty Ira

My position... my position isthat there are many peaceable,very effective ways of...

My position... my position is
that there are many peaceable,
very effective ways of communicating one's feelings
and ideas much more effective
than... than violence or the threat of violence by...
by the people in Skokie

Full Transcript

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My position... my position is that there are many peaceable, very effective ways
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of communicating one's feelings and ideas much more effective than... than violence
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or the threat of violence by... by the people in Skokie.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:50
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.
But these ideas, I saw this and I can show you my number on my arm. - Mighty Ira 00:05
But these ideas, I saw this and I can show you my number on ...
-I have been through this. -We see this? Please, can you help me? - Mighty Ira 00:04
-I have been through this. -We see this? Please, can you hel...
[man 17] This mean I've been through Auschwitz, Buchenwald, in a dozen other camps - Mighty Ira 00:10
[man 17] This mean I've been through Auschwitz, Buchenw...
We never had any doubt that we would prevail legally. - Mighty Ira 00:05
We never had any doubt that we would prevail legally.
Legally, the Skokie case did not represent a noteworthy precedent. - Mighty Ira 00:06
Legally, the Skokie case did not represent a noteworthy prec...
Politically and socially and in terms of public opinion, it did. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Politically and socially and in terms of public opinion, it ...
[dramatic music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:11
[dramatic music playing]
Their answer was, "This is what we did when the Nazis came in Germany. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Their answer was, "This is what we did when the Nazis c...
We pulled down our shades because we thought they would go away and they didn't. - Mighty Ira 00:04
We pulled down our shades because we thought they would go a...
We're not going to make the same mistake again." - Mighty Ira 00:05
We're not going to make the same mistake again."
Nobody after Auschwitz is going to carry signs reading "Gas Jews" anywhere, - Mighty Ira 00:10
Nobody after Auschwitz is going to carry signs reading "...
[crowd protesting] - Mighty Ira 00:06
[crowd protesting]
[upbeat music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:09
[upbeat music playing]
Our topic tonight is "Resolved: The ACLU is Full of Baloney." - Mighty Ira 00:13
Our topic tonight is "Resolved: The ACLU is Full of Bal...
[man 18] William F. Buckley Jr., rich, sophisticated, - Mighty Ira 00:09
[man 18] William F. Buckley Jr., rich, sophisticated,
This son of a millionaire educated in Europe and later at Yale - Mighty Ira 00:09
This son of a millionaire educated in Europe and later at Ya...
Before Reagan, before Rush, there was Buckley. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Before Reagan, before Rush, there was Buckley.
Bill Buckley can properly be called the founder of the conservative movement. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Bill Buckley can properly be called the founder of the conse...
National Review, the conservative magazine - Mighty Ira 00:06
National Review, the conservative magazine
Bill and National Review were more or less synonymous for a long time. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Bill and National Review were more or less synonymous for a ...