For months in the fall of 2001, our highways looked like a county fair on wheels. "Look out, Al-Qaeda---patriot on board!" I once saw a guy with five flags tell a guy with four flags to go back to Afghanistan.
Universal peace-time conscription was adopted by almost all countries as the basis of their military system. This ensured that wars would grow bigger in scale, longer in duration, and worse in effects. While conscription appeared democratic, it provi...
Either greed belongs in a war zone, or it doesn't. You can't unleash it in the name of sparking an economic boom and then be shocked when Halliburton overcharges for everything from towels to gas, when Parsons' sub, sub, sub-contractor builds a polic...
Um auf das Faltblatt für Leberpillen zurückzukommen, so trafen die Symptome ohne jeden Zweifel auf mich zu, vor allem das der 'generellen Aversion gegen physische und mentale Anstrengungen'. Man kann sich gar nicht vorstellen, wie ich darunter leid...
Howl: This war is terrible, they bomb from the southern coast to the northern border. It's all in flames now. Calcifer: I can't stand the fire and gunpowder. Those dopey guys have absolutely no manners. Howl: My own kind attacked me today. Calcifer: ...
Yuri Orlov: [voiceover] I'm not saying I didn't have setbacks. It's not called "gunrunning" for nothing. You've gotta be fast on your feet. Some revolutions blow over before the guns even get there. There's nothing more expensive for an arms dealer t...
Han Solo: [as Chewie tries to fight off the imperials and free Han] No! Stop, Chewie, stop! Chewie! Chewie this won't help me! Hey! Save your strength. There'll be another time. The Princess. You have to take care of her. You hear me? Huh? [Leia and ...
[Yoda tries to convince Luke not to leave] Yoda: You must not go! Luke: But Han and Leia will die if I don't. [Obi-Wan's Force-spirit suddenly appears] Obi-Wan: You don't know that. Even Yoda cannot see their fate. Luke: But I can help them! I feel t...
[C-3PO and R2-D2 are first seen walking in the underground base on Ice Planet Hoth] C-3PO: I didn't ask you to turn on the thermal heater. I merely commented that it was freezing in the princess's chamber... R2-D2: [Chirps his objection] C-3PO: But i...
Admiral Piett: Lord Vader, our ships have completed their scan of the area and found nothing. If the Millennium Falcon went into light-speed, it'll be on the other side of the galaxy by now. Darth Vader: Alert all commands. Calculate every possible d...
Luke: Master Yoda... is Darth Vader my father? Yoda: [avoiding the subject] Rest I need. Yes. Rest. Luke: Yoda, I must know. If you know, tell me. Yoda: Your father he is. [pause] Yoda: Told you, did he? Luke: Yes. Yoda: Unexpected this is. And unfor...
Princess Leia: Luke, tell me. What's troubling you? Luke: Vader's here, now, on this moon. Princess Leia: How do you know? Luke: I feel his presence. He's come for me. He can feel when I'm near. That's why I have to go. As long as I stay, I'm endange...
Lando Calrissian: [after seeing the Death Star is operational] Home One, this is Gold Leader. Admiral Ackbar: We saw it. All craft, prepare to retreat. Lando Calrissian: We won't get another chance at this, Admiral. Admiral Ackbar: We have no choice,...
[from the Blu-ray version, as Vader watches Luke being destroyed by the Emperor's Force lightning] Darth Vader: No. [Vader turns to the Emperor] Darth Vader: NOOOOOOOOOO! [Vader lifts the Emperor over his head, leading the Emperor to scream in shock ...
The Emperor: Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design. Your friends, up there on the sanctuary moon, are walking into a trap, as is your Rebel fleet. It was *I* who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield gene...
Darth Vader: What is thy bidding, my master? The Emperor: Send the fleet to the far side of Endor. There it will stay until called for. Darth Vader: What of the reports of the rebel fleet massing near Sullust? The Emperor: It is of no concern. Soon t...
Inara Serra: You came to the Training House looking for a fight. Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: I came looking for you! Inara Serra: The war's over, Mal. Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: You tellin' me that cause you think I don't know? Inara Serra: I've just seen s...
Obi-Wan: Now, let's get a move on. We've got a battle to win here. Commander Cody: Yes, sir. [Obi-Wan and his lizard ride off. Commander Cody stops and opens his comlink, revealing the hologram of Darth Sidious] Darth Sidious: Commander Cody, the tim...
[Padme is in the medical center] GH-7 Medical Droid: Medically, she is completely healthy. For reasons we can't explain, we are losing her. Obi-Wan: She's dying? GH-7 Medical Droid: We don't know why. She has lost the will to live. We need to operate...
Supreme Chancellor: Be careful of the Jedi, Anakin. Only through me can you achieve a power greater than any Jedi. Learn to know the Dark Side of the Force and you will be able to save your wife from certain death. Anakin Skywalker: What did you say?...
Supreme Chancellor: I hope you trust me, Anakin. Anakin Skywalker: Of course. Supreme Chancellor: I need your help, son. I want you to be the eyes, ears, and voice of the Republic. Anakin, I'm appointing you to be my personal representative on the Je...
