General Decker quotes from Mars Attacks! (1996)

General Decker

Screw the press! This is a need-to-know situation. We should make it a top secret, and we should move in right away with DefCon-4!

General Decker

You can't have Martians running all over Nevada!

General Decker

You think you can do anything you want? Well, you can't, you see, because we are human beings! And we have the United States Army that'll fight you to the last man! And we'll never surrender! [Starts shooting at them, to no effect] Do you hear me?! [The Martian Leader uses a shrinking ray to begin miniaturizing Decker, who does not seem to notice, with his voice rising in pitch as he gets smaller and smaller] We'll fight you on the beaches! We'll fight you on the streets! We'll never, never surrender! Old Glory will win! [Now smaller than the Martian Leader's foot] Democracy will survive! We will never, never surrender! We will win! The eagle will be triumphant! [The Martian Leader stomps on Decker, crushing him]

They don't know what the hell they're talking about. Liberals, intellectuals... peace mongers, [shouts] IDIOTS!

Taffy Dale

Would you please keep it down? People live here.

President Dale

General Decker, it seems I owe you an apology.

Hey, we all make mistakes, Mr. President.

President Dale

Not anymore. We're going to take charge of this thing!

Excellent, sir! I have prepared the order. [Gives him a clipboard]

President Dale

What's this?

Oh, that's your executive order authorizing full use of our nuclear deterrent, sir.

President Dale

Are you out of your mind? I'm not going to start a war!

We're already at war, sir! We have to nuke 'em, we have to nuke 'em NOW!

President Dale

General Decker, if you do not shut up, I am going to relieve you of your command.

We have to strike now, sir! ANNIHILATE! KILL! KILL! KILL!

President Dale

SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT... UP!