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...

— (Muhammad Ali)

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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.

Quote context

[...]

- 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.

[...]

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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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