“- The Reverend Mr. Eager: Remember the facts about this church of Santa Croce; how it was built by faith in the full fervour of medievalism.
- Mr. Emerson: Built by faith indeed! That simply means the workers weren't paid properly.”
Patrick Godfrey - The Reverend Mr Eager, Chaplain of the Anglican Church in Florence
Denholm Elliott - Mr Emerson, an English tourist

“- Mayor Bigwood: You boys will get a fair trial as God is my witness.
- Papa Joe: Is that the same God that witnessed you putting black folks into slavery and stealing Indians' land?
- Mayor Bigwood: You ought to be working on saving your black soul.
- Papa Joe: Shit. I'm working on saving my black ass.”
Paul Bartel - Mayor Bigwood
Melvin Van Peebles - Papa Joe

“God made men. Men made slaves.”
John Derek - Joshua

“I got faith in God, President Roosevelt, and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the order of their importance.”
Sam Levene - Abel "Chips" Abrams

“- Gretta Milano: Do you believe in God?
- John Hobbes: Yeah, I mean, you know, I go to church every now and then. What I see in my line of work... faith's a little hard I sustain.”
Embeth Davidtz - Gretta Milano
Denzel Washington - John Hobbes