Gen. James Mattoon Scott: I'll make the point again, Senator. I think the signing of a nuclear disarmament pact with the Soviet Union is, at best, an act of naivete and, at worst, an insupportable negligence. We've stayed alive because we've built up an arsenal, and we've kept the peace because we've dealt with an enemy who knew we would use that arsenal. Now we're asked to believe that a piece of paper will take the place of missile sites and Polaris submarines and that an enemy who hasn't honored one solemn treaty in the history of its existence will now, for our convenience, do precisely that. I have strong doubts.
Gen. James Mattoon Scott: There hasn't been a single piece of paper in the history of mankind that could serve as a deterrent to a Pearl Harbor. I wonder why we haven't learned that lesson by now. Every 20 years or so, we have to pick ourselves up off the floor bleeding and pay for that mistake.
President Jordan Lyman: Let's sum it up, shall we? You're suggesting what?
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey: I'm not sure, just some possibilities, what we call "capabilities" in military intelligence.
President Jordan Lyman: Got something against the English language?
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey: No, sir.
President Jordan Lyman: Then speak it plainly, if you will.
Gen. James Mattoon Scott: This country's in trouble, Jiggs. Deep trouble. Now, there are two ways we can handle this. We can sit here on our duffs, ask for divine guidance, and hope for it. Or we can... Or we can what, Jiggs? What would your advice be?
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey: Well, sir... We're a nation of laws, rules. We're military men, so we've taken an oath to uphold the constitution.
Gen. James Mattoon Scott: The Democratic way... The Democratic way — do your duty, and, as you put it, ask for divine guidance. You're right, Jiggs. You're absolutely right.
Sen. Raymond Clark: Now you listen to me, Mud. I'm going to tell you the damnedest story you ever heard...
Sen. Raymond Clark: I'm going to phone the White House. ... Say, you got a dime to stop a revolution with?
Christopher Todd: I think it's time we faced the enemy, Mr. President.
President Jordan Lyman: He's not the enemy. Scott, the Joint Chiefs, even the very emotional, very illogical, lunatic fringe, they're not the enemy. The enemy is an age, the nuclear age. It happens to have killed man's faith in his ability to influence what happens to him. And out of this comes a sickness, a sickness of frustration, a feeling of impotence, helplessness, weakness. And from this— this desperation— we look for a champion in red, white, and blue. Every now and then, a man on a white horse rides by, and we appoint him to be our personal God for the duration. For some men, it was a Senator McCarthy. For others, it was a General Walker. Now, it's a General Scott.
President Jordan Lyman: You want to defend the United States of America? Then defend it with the tools it supplies you with— its constitution. You ask for a mandate, General, from a ballot box. You don't steal it after midnight when the country has its back turned.
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Gen. James Mattoon Scott: There hasn't been a single piece of paper in the history of mankind that could serve as a deterrent to a Pearl Harbor. I wonder why we haven't learned that lesson by now. Every 20 years or so, we have to pick ourselves up off the floor bleeding and pay for that mistake.
President Jordan Lyman: Let's sum it up, shall we? You're suggesting what?
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey: I'm not sure, just some possibilities, what we call "capabilities" in military intelligence.
President Jordan Lyman: Got something against the English language?
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey: No, sir.
President Jordan Lyman: Then speak it plainly, if you will.
Gen. James Mattoon Scott: This country's in trouble, Jiggs. Deep trouble. Now, there are two ways we can handle this. We can sit here on our duffs, ask for divine guidance, and hope for it. Or we can... Or we can what, Jiggs? What would your advice be?
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey: Well, sir... We're a nation of laws, rules. We're military men, so we've taken an oath to uphold the constitution.
Gen. James Mattoon Scott: The Democratic way... The Democratic way — do your duty, and, as you put it, ask for divine guidance. You're right, Jiggs. You're absolutely right.
Sen. Raymond Clark: Now you listen to me, Mud. I'm going to tell you the damnedest story you ever heard...
Sen. Raymond Clark: I'm going to phone the White House. ... Say, you got a dime to stop a revolution with?
Christopher Todd: I think it's time we faced the enemy, Mr. President.
President Jordan Lyman: He's not the enemy. Scott, the Joint Chiefs, even the very emotional, very illogical, lunatic fringe, they're not the enemy. The enemy is an age, the nuclear age. It happens to have killed man's faith in his ability to influence what happens to him. And out of this comes a sickness, a sickness of frustration, a feeling of impotence, helplessness, weakness. And from this— this desperation— we look for a champion in red, white, and blue. Every now and then, a man on a white horse rides by, and we appoint him to be our personal God for the duration. For some men, it was a Senator McCarthy. For others, it was a General Walker. Now, it's a General Scott.
President Jordan Lyman: You want to defend the United States of America? Then defend it with the tools it supplies you with— its constitution. You ask for a mandate, General, from a ballot box. You don't steal it after midnight when the country has its back turned.
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