“- Lucien Cordier: Didn't your regiment squash the peanut pickers' revolt?
- George Le Peron: Sure did.
- Lucien Cordier: It sure took guts. All those niggers armed with clubs. And all you had was machine guns.”
Philippe Noiret - Lucien Cordier
Jean-Pierre Marielle - L'adjudant Georges Le Peron

“Who has to use a gun and hold people prisoner? You're not a man. You're a coward.”
Geena Davis - Phyllis

“- Tom Powers: Hiding behind Ma's skirts, like always.
- Mike Powers: Better than hiding behind a machine gun.”
James Cagney - Tom Powers
Donald Cook - Mike Powers

“Remember, guys, you're using real live ammunition! A bullet hasn't got any brains! It'll hit whatever you're aiming at, so don't start murdering each other!”

Joe Sawyer - Sergeant Early

“This is a white man's knife. The man who owned this knife is a murderer!”
Mark Roberts - Black Arrow