“Sir, I know you. I know you had nothing to do with the Baltimore...” – Jack Ryan, The Sum of All Fears ... Movie Quotes Database

Jack Ryan

[negotiating with President Nemerov through a hotline]

Sir, I know you. I know you had nothing to do with the Baltimore bomb, and you sure as hell know you didn't! But you're still about to launch a nuclear strike against us! This no longer has anything to do with Baltimore! Now it's about fear! Our fear of your missiles, your fear of our subs, fear of being weak, fear of making a mistake... the same fear of the other guy that had us build these goddamn bombs in the first place!

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