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Mighty Ira

"Uh, well, who do you like?""I like my friends." I thought that wasa marvelous way to cut...

"Uh, well, who do you like?"
"I like my friends." [laughs] I thought that was
a marvelous way to cut through categorical qualifications
for friendship.
I like nice people

Full Transcript

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"Uh, well, who do you like?" "I like my friends."
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[laughs]
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I thought that was a marvelous way to cut through
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categorical qualifications for friendship. I like nice people.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:50
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.
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 ...
[suspenseful music playing] - Mighty Ira 00:04
[suspenseful music playing]
With an enormous amount of police protection because by that time, they're worried, - Mighty Ira 00:08
With an enormous amount of police protection because by that...
-Down with the-- -[screams] Down with the fucking Nazi! - Mighty Ira 00:06
-Down with the-- -[screams] Down with the fucking Nazi!
-It should have gone up about 15 minutes... -Don't worry about it. - Mighty Ira 00:05
-It should have gone up about 15 minutes... -Don't worr...
He starts his little demonstration and he gets drowned out - Mighty Ira 00:09
He starts his little demonstration and he gets drowned out
Look at this pathetic situation here. Look at this. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Look at this pathetic situation here. Look at this.
-Isn't that really pathetic? -[man 24] Oh, bullshit. They should-- - Mighty Ira 00:07
-Isn't that really pathetic? -[man 24] Oh, bullshit. Th...
[man 25] Scuffles broke out and the police moved in quickly - Mighty Ira 00:07
[man 25] Scuffles broke out and the police moved in quickly
[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not just his, to free speech, - Mighty Ira 00:14
[Ira] So, when we finally win everybody's right, not ju...
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.