Value for who? I mean, everybody know where I stand. I mean, I'm against the war in...
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Colonel:
Morale is very important to us. Sports is very important for morale. Do you know what Sgt. Joe Louis did in World War II? Muhammad Ali:
Yes, sir. I think he boxed exhibitions, did personal appearances and things like that. Colonel:
Right. Now, there are no guarantees, but, you can be quite sure that that's what you'll be doing after your basic training. Major:
We'd be crazy to use you where you don't have the most value. Muhammad Ali:
Value for who? I mean, everybody know where I stand. I mean, I'm against the war in Vietnam. I've said on occasions, in the press, I don't think black people, I don't think they should go to Vietnam and fight Asians, 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 freed 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 probably I don't have to fight or I could have it easy or do like Joe Louis did. Still, I know that you're usin' me to lead other people to the service, which is leadin' them to slaughter, and my conscience will still bother me. Sir, I just rather go to jail
Morale is very important to us. Sports is very important for morale. Do you know what Sgt. Joe Louis did in World War II? Muhammad Ali:
Yes, sir. I think he boxed exhibitions, did personal appearances and things like that. Colonel:
Right. Now, there are no guarantees, but, you can be quite sure that that's what you'll be doing after your basic training. Major:
We'd be crazy to use you where you don't have the most value. Muhammad Ali:
Value for who? I mean, everybody know where I stand. I mean, I'm against the war in Vietnam. I've said on occasions, in the press, I don't think black people, I don't think they should go to Vietnam and fight Asians, 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 freed 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 probably I don't have to fight or I could have it easy or do like Joe Louis did. Still, I know that you're usin' me to lead other people to the service, which is leadin' them to slaughter, and my conscience will still bother me. Sir, I just rather go to jail
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Morale is very important to us
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And sports are very important for morale
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Do you know what Sergeant Joe Lewis did in World War II
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Yes sir I think he boxed exhibitions
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did personal appearances and things like that
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Right
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Now there are no guarantees but you can be quite sure
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that's what you'll be doing after basic training
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We'd be crazy to use you where you don't have the most value
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Value for who I mean everybody knows where I stand
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I'm against the war in Vietnam
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I've said to the press I don't think black people
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should go to Vietnam and fight Asians
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who've never lynched us raped us called us niggers
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deprived us of freedom justice equality for the same white man
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who's not freeing us here in America
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My conscience won't allow me to go However I won't have to go
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You offer me deals where I probably won't have to fight or I could have it easy
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or do like Joe Lewis But still you're using me
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to lead people to the service which is leading them to the slaughter
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And my conscience will still bother me
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Sir I'd just rather go to jail
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Movie Summary
Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.
Actors
Colonel
Major
