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- And we wouldn't put a rifle in your hands.
- Of course not.

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

You can hear this line at 01:00:18.530 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You know, I saw both the Terrell and the Williams fights, and Patterson in Las Vegas the year before.

- We were just talking, Colonel, the young man, and I, about what it means to resist induction.

- Have you talked about what it means to accept, for a man of Mr. Ali's particular talents?

- I wonder if you realize how unlikely it would be for the army to send you as a combat soldier to Vietnam.

- If we draft a chemistry professor, we don't put him into a combat infantry unit with a rifle in his hands.

- And we wouldn't put a rifle in your hands.

- Of course not.

- Morale is very important to us. Sports are very important for morale.

- Do you know what Sergeant Joe Lewis did in World War II?

- Yes, sir. I think he boxed exhibitions, did personal appearances and things like that.

- Right.

- Now, there are no guarantees, but you can be quite sure that's what you'll be doing after your basic training.

- Yeah, we'd be crazy to use you where you don't have the most value.

- Value for who?

[...]

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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