Fred Korematsu Quotations

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

I thought what the military was doing was unconstitutional.

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

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

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

I'm an American and just as long as I'm in this country that I will keep on going and if there is a chance of reopening the case, I will do it.

As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.

No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that principle was not learned from the internment of Japanese Americans, then these are very dangerous times for our democracy.