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I'm against the war in Vietnam. I've said on occasions in the press, I don't think black people should go to Vietnam and fight Asian, yellow people who've never lynched us, raped us, called us niggers, deprived us of freedom, justice, equality...

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

You can hear this line at 01:00:49.237 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- 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?

- I mean, everybody knows where I stand.

- I'm against the war in Vietnam. I've said on occasions in the press, I don't think black people should go to Vietnam and fight Asian, yellow people who've never lynched us, raped us, called us niggers, deprived us of freedom, justice, equality...

- For the same white man who's not freeing us right here in America.

- Really, my conscience won't allow me to go.

- Although I won't have to go. You offer me deals where I probably I don't have to fight or I could have it easier. I do like Joe Lewis did.

- But still, I know that you're using me to lead other people to the service, which is leading them to the slaughter. And my conscience will still bother me.

- Sir, I'd just rather go to jail.

[...]

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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