Volcano

Evacuation Urgency Amid Impending Lava Danger

Mike Roark All right we know that stuff is lava. What do we do next?

Amy Barnes You have got to evacuate the West Side. This thing is going to burn through the city until it reaches the ocean.

Roark The West Side, it's a million people!

Barnes There will be a million dead or homeless people if we don't evacuate! This is going to destroy everything it touches!

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U.S. Marshals

Warning Against Deception and Consequences

Samuel Gerard You play any tricks, I gotta shoot you!

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Double Jeopardy

Demanding Justice with Humor and Sarcasm

Travis Lehman Oh, no you're not. You're a parole violator. You are coming back with me to Seattle... where I will demand a full pardon, a parade, and a little pink poodle. On a keychain.

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Blown Away

Departure with a Final Creation

Ryan Gaerity Down the hatch, Liam. I'll be leaving you with my masterpiece. I'd love to show you how it works, but really there's no time.

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Lincoln

Debate on Reconstruction and Equality in Congress

Abraham Lincoln Since we have the floor next in the debate, I thought I'd suggest you might... temper your contributions so as not to frighten our conservative friends?

Thaddeus Stevens Ashley insists you're ensuring approval by dispensing patronage to otherwise undeserving Democrats.

Abraham Lincoln I can't ensure a single damn thing if you scare the whole House with talk of land appropriations and revolutionary tribunals and punitive thisses and that's—

Thaddeus Stevens When the war ends, I intend to push for full equality, the Negro vote and much more. Congress shall mandate the seizure of every foot of rebel land and every dollar of their property. We'll use their confiscated wealth to establish hundreds of thousands of free Negro farmers, and at their side soldiers armed to occupy and transform the heritage of traitors. We'll build up a land down there of free men and free women and free children and freedom. The nation needs to know that we have such plans.

Abraham Lincoln That's the untempered version of reconstruction. It's not... It's not exactly what I intend, but we shall oppose one another in the course of time. Now we're working together, and I'm asking you—

Thaddeus Stevens For patience, I expect.

Abraham Lincoln When the people disagree, bringing them together requires going slow till they're ready to make up—

Thaddeus Stevens Ah, shit on the people and what they want and what they're ready for! I don't give a goddamn about the people and what they want! This is the face of someone who has fought long and hard for the good of the people without caring much for any of em. And I look a lot worse without the wig. The people elected me! To represent them! To lead them! And I lead! You ought to try it.

Abraham Lincoln I admire your zeal, Mr. Stevens, and I have tried to profit from the example of it. But if I'd listened to you, I'd have declared every slave free the minute the first shell struck Fort Sumter; then the border states would've gone over to the Confederacy, the war would've been lost and the Union along with it, and instead of abolishing slavery, as we hope to do in two weeks, we'd be watching helpless as infants as it spread from the American South into South America.

Thaddeus Stevens Oh, how you have longed to say that to me. You claim you trust them—but you know what the people are. You know that the inner compass that should direct the soul toward justice has ossified in white men and women, North and South, unto utter uselessness through tolerating the evil of slavery. White people cannot bear the thought of sharing this country's infinite abundance with Negroes.

Abraham Lincoln A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll point you True North from where you are standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and deserts and chasms you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp, what's the use of knowing True North?

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Emperor

Responsibility and Cooperation in Post-War Japan

Emperor Hirohito I come to you, General MacArthur, to offer myself as the one to bear sole responsibility. I wish that the punishment will fall on me, not on Japan.

[stands up. in careful English]

General Douglas MacArthur I appreciate that. Please be seated. This has nothing to do with punishment, Your Majesty. I need your help. So, let's see what we can do to get Japan back on its feet.

[as the Emperor's aide translates]

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Fire Birds

A Request to Remove an Obstacle

Brad Little Make that damn thing go away, son!

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Fire Birds

Consequences of failure in a critical operation

Brad Little Mr. Preston, this operation will be a failure if we all die!

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Blown Away

Unexpected Outcomes and Settling Down

Ryan Gaerity The real fireworks for Katie and Lizzy would be later. Why don't you just settle down with Betty, catch it on the telly. I wasn't expecting you so early. It's funny how things always work out for the best.

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The Package

Military Power and Global Manipulation

Thomas Boyette The point, John, is that the Soviets and the American military industrial complex has the entire flag waving patriotic world right by the balls.

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No Country for Old Men

The Story of Uncle Mac's Tragic End

Ellis I sent Uncle Mac's thumb buster and badge over to the Rangers, to put in their museum. Daddy ever tell you how Uncle Mac come to his reward? Gunned down on his own porch, over in Hudspeth County. Seven or eight of em come up there, wantin this and wantin that. Uncle Mac went back in the house to get the shotgun, and well, they was ahead of him. Shot him in his doorway. Aunt Ella come out, to try and stop the bleedin', and Uncle Mac all the while tryin to get that shotgun. They just sat there on their horses, watchin him die. After a while, one of em said somethin in Indian, and they turned and left out. Uncle Mac knew the score, even if Aunt Ella didn't. Shot through the left lung. And that was that, as they say.

[Ed Tom shakes his head]

Ed Tom Bell When'd he die?

Ellis Nineteen-zero and, uh, nine?

Bell No, I mean was it right away, or in the night, or when was it?

Ellis I believe it was that night. She buried him the next mornin', diggin in that hard old caliche. What you got, ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people. You can't stop what's comin'. It ain't all waitin on you. That's vanity.

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Lincoln

Critique of Political Predictability

Thaddeus Stevens Nothing surprises you, Asa, therefore nothing about you is surprising. Perhaps that is why your constituents did not re-elect you to the coming term?

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U.S. Marshals

A Welcome Home with a Challenge

Samuel Gerard Welcome home, Mark. You want to start running again?

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Lincoln

Skepticism in Politics and Leadership

Thaddeus Stevens Trust? Oh. I'm sorry, I was under the misapprehension your chosen profession was politics. I never trusted the President, never trusted anyone, but hasn't he surprised you?

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Double Jeopardy

Professional Courtesy in a Dangerous Situation

Travis Lehman Oh, yeah. She's very pretty, for a convicted murder. I just came here as a professional courtesy since she's in New Orleans and plans on killing one of your prominent citizens.

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The Missing

The Missing - Samuel Jones

Samuel Jones If I stay here very long, I might misbehave. Somebody might have to kill me.

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Lincoln

Advocating for Constitutional Amendment Against Slavery

Thaddeus Stevens I want the amendment to pass, so that the Constitution's first and only mention of slavery is its absolute prohibition. For this amendment, for which I have worked all my life and for which countless colored men and women have fought and died and now hundreds of thousands of soldiers... No, sir, no, it seems there's very nearly nothing I won't say.

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Lincoln

A Call to Action Against Slavery

Thaddeus Stevens Lincoln the inveterate dawdler, Lincoln the Southerner, Lincoln the capitulating compromiser, our adversary, and leader of the Godforsaken Republican Party - our party - Abraham Lincoln has asked for our help in accomplishing the death of slavery in America. Retain, even in opposition, your capacity for astonishment.

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Lincoln

Corruption and Integrity in Legislative History

Thaddeus Stevens The greatest measure of the 19th century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America.

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Fire Birds

Surviving Crashes: A Bold Statement

Brad Little You could crash this thing at twenty G's and survive, but I am NOT going to prove it to you!

[demonstrating Apache's capabilities to Preston]

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Fire Birds

The Harsh Realities of Helicopter Combat

Brad Little Once a helicopter battle has been engaged, someone is going to die. You boys do not have the speed to run away from a fight.

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Blown Away

Defining Identity: Creator vs. Destroyer

Ryan Gaerity You have me wrong. I'm not the destroyer, I'm the creator.

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Fire Birds

A Busy Day Ahead

Brad Little Boy, you're going to be busier than a three-peckered goat.

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Double Jeopardy

Confrontation Over Priorities in a Car

Travis Lehman Damn it, woman. If you don't get out of this car and go to your kid, I'm going to have you arrested... for stupidity.

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U.S. Marshals

Stay Vigilant in Uncertain Times

Samuel Gerard Remember, Sheridan could be anywhere people, stay alive.

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Jason Bourne

Urgent Alliance Amidst Rising Threat

CIA Director Robert Dewey I need your help now.

The Asset I'm not finished here.

Dewey Jason Bourne is in play.

The Asset ...Where?

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Lincoln

Debate on Equality and the Amendment's Purpose

Fernando Wood I've asked you a question, Mr. Stevens, and you must answer me. Do you or do you not hold that the precept that "all men are created equal" is meant literally? Is that the true purpose of the amendment? To promote your ultimate and ardent dream to elevate—

Thaddeus Stevens The true purpose of the amendment, Mr. Wood, you perfectly named, brainless, obstructive object?

Fernando Wood You have always insisted, Mr. Stevens, that Negroes are the same as white men are.

Thaddeus Stevens The true purpose of the amendment... I don't hold with equality in all things, only with equality before the law and nothing more.

Fernando Wood That's not true! You believe that Negroes are entirely equal to white men. You've said it a thousand times—

George Pendleton For shame! For shame! Stop prevaricating and answer Representative Wood!

Thaddeus Stevens I don't hold with equality in all things, only with equality before the law and nothing more.

George Pendleton After the decades fervent advocacy on behalf of the colored race—

James Ashley He's answered your questions! This amendment has naught to do with race equality!

George Pendleton You have long insisted, have you not that the dusk-colored race is no different from the white one?

Thaddeus Stevens I don't hold with equality before in all things, only with equality before the law and nothing more.

George Pendleton Your frantic attempt to delude us now is unworthy of a representative. It is, in fact, unworthy of a white man!

Thaddeus Stevens How can I hold that all men are created equal, when here before me stands, stinking, the moral carcass of the gentleman from Ohio? Proof that some men are inferior, endowed by their Maker with dim wits, impermeable to reason, with cold, pallid slime in their veins instead of hot red blood! You are more reptile than man, George! So low and flat, that the foot of man is incapable of crushing you!

George Pendleton How dare you!

Thaddeus Stevens Yet even you, Pendleton, who should have been gibbeted for treason long before today, even worthless unworthy you ought to be treated equally before the law! And so again, sir, and again and again and again I say: I do not hold with equality in all things. Only with equality before the law.

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Fire Birds

Mastering Tactics to Confront Evil Forces

Brad Little When we have mastered these tactics, we will use them to seek out and confront the forces of evil and kill them deader than hell!

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Blown Away

A Warning About Hidden Triggers

Ryan Gaerity You might want to mind your feet there, Liam. Betty's a very particular bomb. I hate guns. You fell for it. That wasn't the real trigger, this is.

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U.S. Marshals

The Versatility of Advanced Weapons

Samuel Gerard These things are so cool. They can shoot underwater, pour sand in them and they'll shoot. They shoot every time.

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Volcano

Emergency Response Planning During a Crisis

Mike Roark Knock this shit off! What is with you people? Chief, how long will it take this stuff to get to Fairfax?

LAFD Chief At this speed, it'll about ten minutes, give or take.

Roark Enough time to build a barricade? All right, look Wilshire Boulevard, Fairfax. Eighty K-rails, double stacked in a horseshoe. OK? A cul-de-sac. That's gotta be a wall at least six feet high.

[everybody is blank; flips map and starts drawing]

Dr Amy Barnes D'you have any helicopters, water tankers?

Roark Not yet, but they're on the way.

Barnes All right great. Once you get this lava to pool ok, dump everything you've got on it, all at once, try to form a crust. Maybe it'll dam itself, it's ].

[[w:Eldfell|what they did in Iceland]

Roark Thank you.

[surprised at Amy's solution]

Barnes You're welcome.

DWP Official This is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken leg.

LAPD Lt Ed Fox I don't know how many men we should keep putting in front of this thing.

Roark We're going to put as many people in front of it as it takes. Listen up, people! Let me tell you what's south of us: no more museums, no more department stores, just homes! People! If we turn and run now, they're gonna be defenseless! You don't like my plan? That's good. Give me another plan, but don't tell me we're backing out! Is everybody clear on that?

People Yeah!

Roark All right, let's go. Build a wall!

[everybody scrambles to work]

Blown Away

Creating Chaos and Anarchy

Ryan Gaerity I'm here to create a new country for you called chaos and the government called anarchy.

Lincoln

A Critique of Human Equality and Inferiority

Thaddeus Stevens How can I hold that all men are created equal, when here before me stands, stinking, the moral carcass of the gentleman from Ohio, proof that some men are inferior, endowed by their Maker with dim wits, impermeable to reason, with cold, pallid slime in their veins instead of hot red blood! You are more reptile than man, ]! So low and flat, that the foot of man is incapable of crushing you!

[[w:George H. Pendleton|George]

Fire Birds

Rules of Engagement in Combat

Brad Little Rules of engagement: 1. Whoever sees the other person first is the winner; 2. Whoever gets seen first is toast.

Fire Birds

An All-American Hero for Freedom and Justice

Brad Little A 1st class all American hero with his heart and brain wired together cooking full tilt boogie for freedom and justice!

[describing what he expects of his protégé]

The Package

Uncertain Fate in the Face of Justice

Sgt. Johnny Gallagher I think you're going to prison, Walter.

Thomas Boyette You don't know where I'm going.

No Country for Old Men

Struggling with Faith and Self-Reflection

Ellis Loretta tells me you're quittin'. How come you're doin that?

Ed Tom Bell I don't know. I feel overmatched. I always figured when I got older, God would sort of come into my life in some way, and He didn't. And I don't blame Him. If I was Him, I'd have the same opinion of me that He does.

Ellis You don't know what He thinks.

No Country for Old Men

Reflections on Dreams and Time

Loretta Bell How'd you sleep?

Ed Tom Bell I don't know. Had dreams.

Loretta Well, you got time for em now. Anything interesting?

Ed Tom Well, they always is to the party concerned.

Loretta Ed Tom, I'll be polite.

Ed Tom All right then. Two of em. Both had my father in em. It's peculiar. I'm older now than he ever was by twenty years. So, in a sense, he's the younger man. Anyway, the first one I don't remember too well but, it was about meetin him in town somewheres and he give me some money. I think I lost it. The second one, it was like we was both back in older times and I was on horseback goin through the mountains overnight. Goin through this pass in the mountains. It was cold and there was snow on the ground and he rode past me and kept on goin'. Never said nothin goin by, just rode on past. And he had his blanket wrapped around him and his head down. When he rode past, I seen he was carryin fire in a horn the way people used to do, and I-I could see the horn from the light inside of it - about the color of the moon. And in the dream I knew that he was goin on ahead and he was fixin to make a fire somewhere out there in all that dark and all that cold. And I knew that whenever I got there, he'd be there. And then I woke up.

JFK

Questioning Allegiance and Accountability

Jim Garrison Mr. Shaw, have you ever been a contract agent with the Central Intelligence Agency?

Clay Shaw And if I was, Mr. Garrison... do you think I would be here today... talking to somebody like you?

Jim Garrison People like you don't have to.

Clay Shaw May I go?

Jim Garrison People like you walk between the raindrops.

Clay Shaw May I go?

Jim Garrison Yes.

Clay Shaw Regardless of what you may think of me, I am a patriot first and foremost. I've spent half my life in the military defending my country.

Jim Garrison You're the first person I've met who considers it an act of patriotism to kill his own President.

The Package

The Nature of Confidential Information

Sgt. Johnny Gallagher Who you working for?

Thomas Boyette Johnny, that information is privileged and confidential. I can tell you it pays very well.

Sgt. Johnny Gallagher Who? Who pays you?

Thomas Boyette Everybody pays me. I'm a public servant.

Sgt. Johnny Gallagher You're a walking zero, Tom. You're a walking fucking ZERO, Tom!

U.S. Marshals

Choice of Preparation in a Serious Moment

Samuel Gerard OK, Michael. Regular or extra crispy?

Tommy Lee Jones Quotes

Memorable Quotes from Tommy Lee Jones

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