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.
- Yeah, we'd be crazy to use you where you don't have the most value.
- I mean, everybody knows where I stand.
- For the same white man who's not freeing us right here in America.
- Really, my conscience won't allow me to go.
- Sir, I'd just rather go to jail.
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