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I was an American citizen, and I had as many rights as anyone else.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: American American Citizen Anyone Anyone Else Citizen Else Had Many Rights

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Every day in school, we said the pledge to the flag, 'with liberty and justice for all,' and I believed all that.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: Believed Day Every Every Day Flag Justice Liberty Pledge Said School

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I don't even know how it is to have a home. I feel like an orphan or something.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: Even Feel Home How Know Like Orphan Something I Feel I Feel Like

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I was just living my life, and that's what I wanted to do.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: Just Just Living Life Living My Life Wanted

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I thought what the military was doing was unconstitutional.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: Doing Military Thought Unconstitutional

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As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without a trial or a hearing.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: American American Citizen Any Camps Citizen Concentration Court Federal Hearing Held Long Prison Record Stands Trial Without

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I'm Asian, so they assumed I'm not an American and that I come from Japan. Restaurants would refuse to serve me, and places would refuse to give you a haircut.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: American Asian Assumed Come Give Haircut Japan Me Places Refuse Restaurants Serve Would You

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If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: Afraid Feeling Something Speak Up Wrong You

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It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: May Prove Right Stick Take Time You

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All of them turned their backs on me at that time because they thought I was a troublemaker.

~Fred Korematsu

Topics: Backs Because Me Them Thought Time Troublemaker Turned

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Celebrity

Born: January 30th, 1919

Died: March 30th, 2005

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