Seven Days in May 1964 quotes, page 2

Eleanor "Ellie" Holbrook

I'll make you two promises: a very good steak, medium rare, and the truth, which is very rare.

Senator Raymond Clark

Jordy Boy, right now, short of a Confederate miracle, you're going to be walking in a parade with both your legs cut off. But I'm not going to make matters worse by getting drunk on the job.

General James Mattoon Scott

There hasn't been a single piece of paper written in the history of mankind that could serve as a deterrent to a Pearl Harbor. I sometimes 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. Those mistakes are delivered to us C.O.D. by peace loving men. And bought and paid for with the lives of other men. Men in uniform.

Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Yes, I know who Judas was. He was a man I worked for and admired until he disgraced the four stars on his uniform.

Senator Raymond Clark

You stay put right here... I'm going to phone the White House. Tell you what, friend: when this is over you can take off your girdle and have yourself a real good cry. Say, uh, you got a dime to stop a revolution with?