Morale is very important to us. Sports is very important for morale. Do you know what Sgt....
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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.
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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
Clip duration: 64 seconds
Views: 78
Timestamp in movie: 01h 00m 22s
Uploaded: 02 December, 2022
Genres: biography, drama, sport
Summary: Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.
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