Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes1978

Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two Black boys from H… more »



Arnold Jackson:
Dad, how am I supposed to disrupt the meeting?

Philip Drummond:
You're not!

Arnold Jackson:
Why not? You know these people are planning to ship blacks out of the country, or worse?

Philip Drummond:
Look, I know this bunch is despicable, but the Constitution guarantees their right to speak. That's part of the First Amendment, that's what makes America so special.

Arnold Jackson:
First Amendment, they don't believe in that First Amendment or any of the others.

Philip Drummond:
That doesn't matter, if we're allowed to take away their rights, what's to stop another group from coming along and taking away ours? They have a right to speak.

Arnold Jackson:
But they hate me just because of the color of my skin!

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