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To: Silly

A Few Good Men (and I was cheering through this whole speech)

Col. Jessep (Jack Nicholson): Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.


494 posted on 04/04/2007 7:24:44 PM PDT by Frank Sheed ("Shakespeare the Papist" by Fr. Peter Milward, S.J.)
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To: Frank Sheed

David Howard: Say it! Say it! Say “I lost the nest-egg.” Go on, say it!


499 posted on 04/04/2007 7:26:17 PM PDT by Silly (plasticpie.com)
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To: Frank Sheed

Now that is great writing!


594 posted on 04/04/2007 7:51:38 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support Freedom! Support the Troops! Support America!)
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