The first Death Wish:
Paul Kersey : Nothing to do but cut and run, huh? What else? What about the old American social custom of self-defense? If the police don’t defend us, maybe we ought to do it ourselves.
Jack Toby : We’re not pioneers anymore, Dad.
Paul Kersey : What are we, Jack?
Jack Toby : What do you mean?
Paul Kersey : I mean, if we’re not pioneers, what have we become? What do you call people who, when they’re faced with a condition or fear, do nothing about it, they just run and hide?
Jack Toby : Civilized?
Paul Kersey : No.