Reichsmarschall George Lincoln Rockwell quotes from The Man in the High Castle

Reichsmarschall George Rockwell

We gather here today to honor a true hero of the Reich. When the hour of decision came for Thomas Smith, he rose to the occasion in a way that admirably reflected upon his father. Without wavering, without self-pity, Thomas Smith, on his own, made the ultimate sacrifice for a community, a country, a cause. Surely, Thomas Smith shall forever stand a peerless exemplar of Aryan youth. And as we remember this day, let us absorb a great lesson: In the hour of decision, in the hour of crisis, when we look for leadership, and for courage, to whom do we look? We look to people covered in medals. But sometimes, we are better served when we look to a boy. A boy with a dream in his heart.

[narration] But it is among Thomas' own generation, among his fellow classmates, that he is most honored.

[in interview] I loved Thomas. I did. [sniffles] You know, ever since I met him in the second grade, he was always talking about the future. His plans. Everything that he dreamed about doing to make the Reich an even better place.

Thomas spoke about the future. Did he ever talk about his father?

All the time. Thomas idolized him.

[voiceover] Oberstgruppenfuehrer Smith is one of the American Reich's most decorated soldiers. [footage of Volkshalle rally] And just last fall, Smith was honored by Reichsfuehrer Himmler for saving the Reich from the traitor Heusmann. At this time of Smith's greatest triumph, his son Thomas was walking to his death. [cut to Thomas' tribute at his school] At the ceremony at Thomas Smith's high school, I witnessed an astonishing moment.

Reichsmarschall George Lincoln Rockwell

[in tribute speech] A boy with a dream in his heart.

[describing footage] Thomas' younger sister, Amy, instinctively stood to salute her brother. Child after child followed suit. And I wondered, what kind of man inspired such devotion and passion in his children? [cut to Smith] That man, John Smith. He bears a responsibility of being father to children and father to the entire nation. It's that immense and that simple.

Reichsmarschall George Lincoln Rockwell

Let's start with Dr. Adler, whom you eulogized following his sudden demise from a heart attack. A man who'd just gotten a clean bill of health from his own cardiologist. So what caused Adler's fatal coronary?

Undetected coronary blockage, I'd assume. You- you tell me, George.

Rockwell

I can't tell you, because Gerry Adler was cremated before a proper postmortem could be performed, per Alice Adler's pleas to anyone who'd listen. And then Alice went suddenly silent, too. She died in a botched burglary, according to the police. But now, [glances at Hoover] ARBI agents have come up with a fascinating conclusion: the burglar - if indeed it was a burglar - who murdered Mrs. Adler was another woman. Meantime, evidence has come to light of Smith's scheme to sneak his ailing son out of the country, and then stage a kidnap plot to spirit Thomas to an Argentinian safe haven. [staring down Smith] It's treason to cover up your son's illness, and treason to use your office to spirit away your sick son. Not to mention assassinating a high-ranking Nazi official, Dr. Adler, and his wife.

Do you have evidence to back up these accusations?

Rockwell

Mein Fuehrer, we have the motive, the means and the proof.

I'm sorry, Reichsmarschall, but I'm afraid you're confused.

Rockwell

[nonplussed] Confused. How?

The charges you've leveled against Oberstgrueppenfuehrer Smith are unfounded. They're mere conjecture.

Rockwell

[glares at Hoover] Why the fuck would you say that? [goes and opens a briefcase he left on a nearby table; only a few crumpled papers are left inside] I don't understand. You showed me all those cables from Buenos Aires. [to Smith] Helen Smith's button, stained with Alice Adler's blood. [slams briefcase on table] Edgar. Where is it all?

Am I to understand there is no evidence to support these claims of treason?

I have no evidence whatsoever, Mein Fuehrer.

It is, in fact, treason, to falsely accuse a senior Party member of such crimes!

Rockwell

Mein Fuehrer-

[In German, to guards] Get him out of here!

Rockwell

Mein Fuehrer-

[shouting furiously in German] Go away! Out of my sight! Out of this country! Immediately!

Rockwell

[as he's manhandled out of the room] Edgar, you set me up. A put-up job?! I will fucking crush you!