I do believe people are essentially good, but sometimes you have to put them in a half-nelson to get them to cough up.
“Give and Take” · Season 11
In this episode: Colonel Potter (2), Charles Winchester (1), Father Mulcahy (1)
My boots. All he wanted was my lousy boots. His feet were freezing. I'd have done the same thing. He was just a guy like me, and I shot him and I killed him, for a pair of boots.
You know, sometimes I think there should be a rule of war saying you have to see someone up close and get to know him before it's OK to shoot him.
How can I wear these again? How can I ever put on a pair of shoes without thinking of that guy?
All I have to do is invert a helmet on the table with a sign saying "Charity. Please contribute."
You would have about as much luck as putting a sign next to the oven saying "Hot stove. Please stand on it."
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