Superman: Red Son Quotes

Lex Luthor It is with no small amount of sorrow, and a vast amount of pride that I stand before you today to say farewell to this sacred office and its scared trust. With the death of Superman, the collapse of the Soviet Empire is inevitable. We see it happening even now. But it's not the American way to leave an enemy gasping in the dust. We will reach out. We will give aid and comfort to the Russian people. And with the determination and compassion so unique to the spirit of this nation, we will reinvigorate the Soviet economy. A people that have lived too long in the shadow of oppression will awaken to the true power, the shining glory of democracy. Be assured that, in time, all the Soviet nations will gladly and willingly join us in the formation of a truly global United States. The world we'll build together won't be perfect... but it will be one we can all be proud of, because it will be a reflection of the very best of humanity. My resignation has shocked many of you, but a man has to know when it's time to leave the stage. I leave it in the capable hands of a truly great man who has worked beside me for more years than I dare to count. President James B. Olsen. I entrust that vision not just to President Olsen, but to all of you. And with that, I bid you all a truly heartfelt farewell.

Lois Lane Luthor Time to leave the stage, huh?

Lex Well, time to leave that stage.

Lois What are you gonna do now?

Lex Oh, I don't know. Write the great American novel, maybe. Find a cure for the common cold. Or maybe I'll just retire to a desert island with the smartest, strongest, most challenging, most beautiful woman I've ever known.

Lois I kind of like that last option.

Superman Diana. I should've known you'd come to back me up.

Diana Back you up? In the name of the friendship we once shared, in the name of this planet we both love, I have come to beg you... all of you, to stop this, now. Before the entire Earth is consumed in your insane war.

Superman Stop? But Luthor -

Diana Peace is the way, Superman. Let me intercede, let me speak to President Luthor and...

Superman That monster could manipulate you, convince you to turn against me in a matter of minutes.

Diana Do you really think so little of me?

Superman That's not what I meant, Diana, but I can't stop now. Don't you see? He's given me no choice.

Diana What I see is that the man I once admired is long gone... if he was ever there.

Superman Then I am truly sorry.

Diana You're just another pathetic man, aren't you?

Superman Diana...

Diana As of this moment, the Amazon nation washes its hands of you. Themyscira will remain hidden to men's eyes for all eternity. Farewell, Superman. We will never see each other again.

Green Lantern Marine Women, right?

Jack Ryder This is Jack Ryder reporting from Checkpoint Charlie, where the final reinforced section of the Berlin Wall is being put in place. This veritable Iron Curtain, a massive undertaking of the democratic allies, assures all freedom-loving people of the West that they are finally safe from the cancerous spread of communi... Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, but the sound of what can only be described as a sonic boom has shaken the ground here...

Superman Workers of the West, too long have you been deceived by the lies of America. This pitiful wall was created to prevent you from knowing the truth that you live your lives enslaved to the capitalist elite. In the name of peace, in the name of equality for the United States and Western Europe, ].

Ryder Ladies and gentlemen, from what we've just seen here today, it is only a matter of time, very little time, until all of Western Europe is absorbed, is taken by the Soviet Superman.

Superman Millions of people dead. Explain that to me, Premier Stalin. Help me to understand how... Why you could do this?

Joseph Stalin I tried to protect you, my son. To keep you untainted by the grim realities of governments.

Superman I asked you, why?

Stalin Because, as much as it breaks my heart... it is necessary.

Superman How could such atrocities be necessary?

Stalin What you call atrocities, I call terrible necessities. For our vision of a better world to succeed, we must weed out the insurgents. The weak. The ones whose minds have been poisoned against the State.

Superman They're human beings.

Stalin You're like a blind kitten, comrade. So good, so pure. But you just can't see. You must understand. You must believe that everything I've done has been for the ultimate good of the people and the welfare of the Soviet State.

Superman The State's welfare... Or your welfare?

Stalin They're one and the same.

Superman We need to close the gap between our highest communist ideals and the cruel reality I saw today.

Stalin Then I urge you to try, but you'll quickly find that the only way to achieve that goal is to follow my example. The unpleasant truth, my son, is that certain people must die in order for the system to work.

Superman Wise words.

Nikolai Vlasik What now?

Superman Now? Now I save the world.