I'm not fooled because I've had a chance open to very few Negro Americans, but I do know that democracy works for those who are willing to fight for it, and I'm sure it's worth defending.

— Himself (Jackie Robinson)

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12 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:15:28.603 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- By the way, Mr. Rickey, there's something bothering me.

- About that invitation to Washington. Do you really think I should go?

- Yes, Jackie, I do. To Washington... to the Senate, to the House of Representatives, to the American people.

- You've earned the right to speak. They want you to speak... About things on your mind, about a threat to peace that's on everybody's mind, Jackie.

- Now you can fight back.

- I know that life in these United States can be mighty tough, for people who are a little different from the majority.

- I'm not fooled because I've had a chance open to very few Negro Americans, but I do know that democracy works for those who are willing to fight for it, and I'm sure it's worth defending.

- I can't speak for any 50 million people... No one person can.

- But I am certain that I, and other Americans of many races and faiths, have too much invested in our country's welfare to throw it away or to let it be taken from us.

- Yes... This is the Jackie Robinson story. But it is not his story alone. Not his victory alone. It's one that each of us shares.

- A story of victory that can only happen in a country that is truly free.

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