>> So exactly what was he fighting for?
This is a cliché.. but in this case it's true...you really had to be there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVGOp5Usv4I was privileged to see Richard Kiley sing this in person, just around that time.
This song sounds horribly corny today, but I still get goosebumps when I hear it and it answers your question as I never could.
Bernie gets this and in his odd way, so does Donald.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.