Frank Underwood and Ted Brockhart in “Unfinished Business”

Frank Underwood

I like dirt - and rocks - and facts.

No argument here. I trust only what I can hold in my hand or see on my horizon.

Frank Underwood

Well, but you can't just sit back and admire the view. I've learned you've got to grab the present by the balls. That's where the American people live.

You sound more like a salesman than a president, Mr. President.

Frank Underwood

Well, if we're Americans, then we are salesmen, right? That's our birthright. Cars and phones and a gallon of gas.

That's not how I see America. I'm a patriot. I serve.

Frank Underwood

Well, then, we salute you, General. But you serve to what purpose? So the rest of America can sell. I mean, you and I, right now, this weekend, we're here at this camp selling ourselves.

Character speaks for itself. People want a president they can trust.

Frank Underwood

No, they don't. They want a president they know. And I know them. The only future I'm interested in is the next four years. So, yes, I'm selling tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that. I'm selling a boy who used to live on a peach farm who now lives in the White House. I'm selling a tomorrow that you can see and touch and feel. Now, you take that away, and I don't know what this country has left. Except a group of grown men standing around in a circle, all staring at a small screen. Looking in instead of looking out. Heck, give me a peck of dirt any day of the week.