All right, men. I respect your right to petition. But I do question and I will fight any petition that denies any American the right to earn his living in the game that is supposed to represent the democratic principles of sportsmanship and fair play!

— Branch Rickey (Minor Watson)

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15 seconds sound clip from the The Jackie Robinson Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:01:04.986 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And that, sir, explains why your teammates call you Iron Head.

- Yes, sir.

- Karpen, you have been in baseball a long time.

- Do you wanna play on the Dodgers with Robinson?

- No, sir, I don't.

- Will you play with Robinson?

- I'd rather not, sir.

- Would you like to have your contract transferred to another club?

- Yes, sir. I would.

- I may accommodate you, sir.

- All right, men. I respect your right to petition. But I do question and I will fight any petition that denies any American the right to earn his living in the game that is supposed to represent the democratic principles of sportsmanship and fair play!

- Do you understand me?

- Yes, sir.

- That's all for tonight.

- Your suits are in your lockers. There's a ball game tomorrow. I hope I'll see you there... In uniform.

(baseball players yelling ) (2)

- Jackie?

- Yes, sir?

- Jackie, Montreal is starting a 12-game series with the Dodgers.

- Yes, sir.

[...]

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