▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁people ▁that ▁have ▁ever ▁tro d ▁this ▁earth , ▁I ▁draw ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁dust ▁and ▁toss ▁the ▁ga unt let ▁before ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁ty ran ny , ▁and ▁I ▁say ▁seg reg ation ▁now , ▁seg reg ation ▁tom orrow , ▁seg reg ation ▁forever .” ▁— ▁Sa id ▁by ▁Alabama ▁Governor ▁George ▁Wal lace ▁during ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁inaug ural ▁address ▁in ▁Mont gom ery , ▁def ending ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁seg reg ation ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁character izing ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁civil ▁rights ▁initi atives ▁as ▁author itar ian . ▁Wal lace ▁emer ged ▁afterwards ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁def enders ▁of ▁seg reg ation ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁" I ▁know ▁it ▁when ▁I ▁see ▁it ", ▁used ▁by ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Pot ter ▁Stewart ▁to ▁describe ▁his ▁threshold ▁test ▁for ▁obsc en ity ▁in ▁Jacob ell is ▁v . ▁Ohio ▁( 1 9 6 4 ). ▁" I ▁would ▁rem ind ▁you ▁that ▁extrem ism ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁liberty ▁is ▁no ▁vice . ▁And ▁let ▁me ▁rem ind ▁you ▁also ▁that ▁moder ation ▁in ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁justice ▁is ▁no ▁virtue ." ▁Sa id ▁by ▁Barry ▁Gold water ▁in ▁his ▁accept ance ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention . ▁" H ey , ▁he y , ▁L B J , ▁how ▁many ▁k ids ▁did ▁you ▁kill