Conscientious objector
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A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of conscience or of religion. The term has also been extended to o
The Deserter by Boardman Robinson, The Masses, 1916
Refusing to serve in the Vietnam War, boxer Muhammad Ali stated, "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong ... They never called me nigger." in 1966
Blessed are the Peacemakers (1917) by George Bellows
Stamp created by the Centre de défense des objecteurs de conscience (around 1936)
Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. H
Conscientious objector
…during the General Assembly on 10 December 1948 by a vote of 48 in favour, 0 against, with 8 abstentions. Refusing to serve in the Vietnam War, boxer Muhammad Ali stated, "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong ... They never called me nigger." in 1966 In 1974, the Assistant Secretary-General of the United…
Cassius Clay and his trainer Joe E. Martin, January 1960
Clay defeated veteran Pole Zbigniew Pietrzykowski to win gold in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
On-site poster for Cassius Clay's fifth professional bout