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And we have accepted this brainwashing. Christian religion, we've embraced it. We have believed in it.

11 seconds sound clip from the The Greatest (1977) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:07.801 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Think of how it is on your slave fore-parents' bloody, sweaty backs, that he built this empire.

- That's right!

- That today, the richest of all nations, by its evil and its greed, make him hated around the world.

- This blue-eyed devil took away your name, took away your language, took away your culture.

- And what does he offer in return? A religion that says we're all going to sprout wings, fly up into the sky.

- God will have a special place for us called heaven, while the white devil enjoys his heaven right now!

- And we have accepted this brainwashing. Christian religion, we've embraced it. We have believed in it.

- But now the Honorable Elijah Muhammad offers you the Nation of Islam. The Muslim religion.

- A program of independence, for the black man.

- How many of you want to follow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad?

- Yes, sir!

- How many of you will stand up for Allah?

- You know, all this time, I've been standing up for a white man. A blonde-headed, blue-eyed Jesus.

- That's right. Give him a haircut and a shave, he'll be like that same hunky policeman on the street, busting your head in.

- Never even thought about that.

[...]

The Greatest (1977) Sound Clip

The Greatest (1977) posterSound clips of the most memorable quotes from the 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine (Angelo Dundee),Paul Winfield (Mr. Eskridge), James Earl Jones (Malcolm X), Drew Bundini Brown

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