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Mighty Ira

They should have a rightto paradehowever offensive it was

They should have a right
to parade
however offensive it was

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They should have a right to parade however offensive it was.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:51
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] The first violation of rights - Mighty Ira 00:09
[Ira] The first violation of rights
If you give the government the power to stop the right wing from marching in the street, - Mighty Ira 00:13
If you give the government the power to stop the right wing ...
No matter who you are, no matter what you believe, - Mighty Ira 00:12
No matter who you are, no matter what you believe,
And those certainly include equality of opportunity before the law, - Mighty Ira 00:12
And those certainly include equality of opportunity before t...
All we say to America is, "Be true to what you said on paper." - Mighty Ira 00:09
All we say to America is, "Be true to what you said on ...
If I lived in China or even Russia or any totalitarian country, - Mighty Ira 00:15
If I lived in China or even Russia or any totalitarian count...
Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges - Mighty Ira 00:10
Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First A...
But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. - Mighty Ira 00:06
But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Somewhere I read of the freedom of press.
Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for rights. - Mighty Ira 00:08
Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right ...
[crowd cheering] - Mighty Ira 00:17
[crowd cheering]
It is that power to single out disliked viewpoints - Mighty Ira 00:15
It is that power to single out disliked viewpoints
You can't understand the effort toward justice - Mighty Ira 00:09
You can't understand the effort toward justice
That people had to speak when they were being told to be quiet. - Mighty Ira 00:04
That people had to speak when they were being told to be qui...
And these restrictions on speech, and on truth telling - Mighty Ira 00:12
And these restrictions on speech, and on truth telling
[Ira] I was on the Donahue Show once with Hosea Williams. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[Ira] I was on the Donahue Show once with Hosea Williams.
You know him as a follower of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., - Mighty Ira 00:12
You know him as a follower of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther...
Here's Ira Glasser-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
Here's Ira Glasser--
He was on that show ostensibly to debate me about it and he surprised everybody. - Mighty Ira 00:05
He was on that show ostensibly to debate me about it and he ...