I was leaving probably one of the greatest organizations in hte world at that time for what was probably one of the least like, and, by God, this is America.
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I'm a human being I'm not a piece of property. I am not a consignment of goods.Curt Flood
Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment.
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It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.
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I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required more money to live than black people. That is why I wasn't going to get a raise.
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If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.
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