"It takes a lot of money to hire an attorney." — Fred Korematsu

My folks were so worried about what they were going to do. All they can take was what they could carry with their hands. What they had for twenty-five years of building their business was going to go out the door, or they're going to lose it.

I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child.

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

As a citizen of the United States, I am ready, willing, and able to bear arms for this country.

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

I thought what the military was doing was unconstitutional.

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

That was it - I lost my job... I was very discouraged. I wanted to be in defense work... I'm an American, and I have nothin' to do with Japan, and so it's sort of an insult to me.

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It takes a lot of money to hire an attorney.