Mace and Coulson in “Unfinished Business”

You know what a hero is?

Coulson

Are we really going to do this?

Everybody loves Han Solo. Rebel, rule breaker, lone wolf. But to my old-fashioned sensibilities he's not a hero, he's just a guy who always puts himself first.

Coulson

I agree.

A real hero's a team player, someone who acts selflessly.

Coulson

Not sure you heard the part where I agreed. Personally I always felt that Admiral Ackbar was the unsung hero. A strategic military man who led combat ops against the Empire.

Is that how you see it Phil? S.H.I.E.L.D. is the Empire and your ragtag group is the Rebels?

Coulson

I've devoted everything to S.H.I.E.L.D. I gave my life for it. Literally.

Oh, I don't deny that you've done a lot of good in the past, but a true hero doesn't protect a brutal killer.

Coulson

What are you talking about?

[looks at a tablet] Yesterday your fiery friend killed a prisoner named Santino Noguera. Was the man a murderer with three strikes? Yes, but the legal system sentenced him to prison, not to death.