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"I think awards in this country at this time are inappropriate to be received or given until the condition of the American Indian is drastically altered. If we are not our brother's keeper, at least let us not be his executioner."
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Source: Marlon Brando's speech written for the Academy Awards, as it appeared in the New York Times, March 30, 1973.
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