Per Robinson in his autobiography, Rickey said: “We can’t fight our way through this, Robinson. We’ve got no army. There’s virtually nobody on our side. No owners, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I’m afraid that many fans will be hostile. We’ll be in a tough position... https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1299398173966970880
2/ “... We can win only if we can convince the world that I’m doing this because you’re a great ballplayer and a fine gentleman.”

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