If anyone should do any pardoning. I should be the one pardoning the government for what they did to the Japanese-American people. Fred Korematsu More Quotes by Fred Korematsu More Quotes From Fred Korematsu It takes a lot of money to hire an attorney. Fred Korematsu hire takes lot money I was born in the U.S. This is my country. Fred Korematsu i-was-born born country I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child. Fred Korematsu tradition dad family son 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. Fred Korematsu job me insult work During the curfew, whoever went out, the people were watching you. Any Japanese home, there was some person figuring he's a good American citizen by doing his duty, and they were watching every move each family were doin'. Or if they went out, they followed them to see where they were goin'. Fred Korematsu good you family home 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. Fred Korematsu door lose business hands