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I was very upset because I did not have a fair trial to prove my loyalty to this country.

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

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

I thought what the military was doing was unconstitutional.

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

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.

I still remember, 40 years ago, when I was shackled and put in prison... Being an American citizen didn't mean a thing.

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

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

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

Fred Korematsu