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Mighty Ira

You took them because...because if you didn't take them, the... the government would...

You took them because...
because if you didn't take them, the... the government would gain
the power to restrict speech
it didn't like

Full Transcript

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You took them because... because if you didn't take them,
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the... the government would gain the power to restrict speech it didn't like.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:27
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.
It means you can't make any exceptions to say, - Mighty Ira 00:08
It means you can't make any exceptions to say,
This hazmat as Oliver Wendell Holmes says, "Freedom for the ideas we loathe." - Mighty Ira 00:07
This hazmat as Oliver Wendell Holmes says, "Freedom for...
[man 16] And the case came up in Skokie, Illinois, where that principle had to be applied. - Mighty Ira 00:04
[man 16] And the case came up in Skokie, Illinois, where tha...
They should have a right to parade however offensive it was. - Mighty Ira 00:04
They should have a right to parade however offensive it was.
[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