Michael Moore: 'We Should Always Stand Up Against the Angry Mob'

Dwight Eisenhower, 1957, Dedication of Islamic Center in Washington; "I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution, under American tradition, and in American hearts, this Center, this place of worship, is just as welcome as could be a similar edifice of any other religion. Indeed, America would fight with her whole strength for your right to have here your own church and worship according to your own conscience ...

"This concept is indeed a part of America, and without that concept we would be something else than what we are."

Colin Powell, 2008; "Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? ... Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourself in this way."