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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 trial or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/as-long-as-my-record-stands-in-federal-court-any-american-citizen-can/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/fred-korematsu-22771_american-citizen_as-long-as-my-record-stands-in-federal-c_117218.jpg)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/as-long-as-my-record-stands-in-federal-court-any-american-citizen-can-2/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/fred-korematsu-22771_american_as-long-as-my-record-stands-in-federal-c_3195234.jpg)

## Other authors on Concentration camp

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-viktor-e-frankl-93688.jpg) Viktor E. Frankl 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concentration-camp/viktor-e-frankl/)

## More by Fred Korematsu

> [I was born in the U.S. This is my country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-was-born-in-the-u-s-this-is-my-country/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/as-long-as-my-record-stands-in-federal-court-any-american-citizen-can/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/no-one-should-ever-be-locked-away-simply-because-they-share-the-same/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/if-you-have-the-feeling-that-something-is-wrong-don-t-be-afraid-to/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I didn't think that the government would go as far as to include American citizens to be interned without a hearing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-didn-t-think-that-the-government-would-go-as-far-as-to-include/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I lost everything when they put us in prison. I was an enemy alien, a man without a country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-lost-everything-when-they-put-us-in-prison-i-was-an-enemy-alien-a/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I was very upset because I did not have a fair trial to prove my loyalty to this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-was-very-upset-because-i-did-not-have-a-fair-trial-to-prove-my/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I don't even know how it is to have a home. I feel like an orphan or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-don-t-even-know-how-it-is-to-have-a-home-i-feel-like-an-orphan-or/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-was-the-third-son-and-the-family-tradition-was-my-dad-always/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I was really upset because I was branded as an enemy alien when I'm an American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-was-really-upset-because-i-was-branded-as-an-enemy-alien-when-i-m/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I was an American citizen, and I had as many rights as anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-was-an-american-citizen-and-i-had-as-many-rights-as-anyone-else/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [I was just living my life, and that's what I wanted to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/i-was-just-living-my-life-and-that-s-what-i-wanted-to-do/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [One person can make a difference, even if it takes forty years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/one-person-can-make-a-difference-even-if-it-takes-forty-years/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [As a citizen of the United States, I am ready, willing, and able to bear arms for this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/as-a-citizen-of-the-united-states-i-am-ready-willing-and-able-to-bear/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

> [It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-korematsu/it-may-take-time-to-prove-you-re-right-but-you-have-to-stick-to-it/)

[Fred Korematsu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-korematsu/)

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