Smallville (TV Series)

Patriot (2010)

Dan Willmott: Admiral

Quotes 

• Slade Wilson : Liberty, freedom, equality. These are the values that we have been charged with defending. And never in the history of this country have these principles been so threatened as they are today.

  Admiral : With all due respect, Slade, our troops have worked hard to secure this time of peace.

  Slade Wilson : The threat is within. Creeping up on a sleeping nation. Gentlemen, every person under our protection lies in wait for that leader that will rescue them from poverty, from violence, even from sadness. They will hail him as their new hero. Heroes like Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein. In the hearts of their countrymen, these men rose as saviors. Only turning into tyrants once they had secured the trust of their nation.

  Admiral : You're not suggesting a coup?

  Slade Wilson : The trust of the American people doesn't lie in the Oval Office anymore, Admiral, but in a new breed of hero. Every year, this league grows while the nation turns a blind eye.

  Lt. Trotter : Two weeks ago, the bombing of an anti-vigilante office was an open act of terrorism.

  Slade Wilson : Which is why the president appointed me to oversee the Vigilante Registration Act. Since the VRA came into effect, even known offenders haven't agreed to sign up. Well, that is about to change.