Norm Mineta on freedom of speech

Another profile on Norm Mineta, with another telling quote:

Once, as mayor of San Jose, Norm presided over a city council meeting where a crowd protested an exhibit at San Jose's art museum that included one photograph protesting the Vietnam War, and which some thought to be in poor taste. The protesters wanted the offending item removed or the exhibit closed. After listening patiently and without emotion, Norm said, ``I understand what you are saying, but it is that kind of thinking that got me and my family put in camp in 1942.'' His remark ended the debate. And I knew Norm was speaking from the very pit of his soul when he said it.