Panther (I) (1995)

Roger Guenveur Smith: Pruitt

Quotes 

• Black cop : You know you can't help but admire those young Brothers, they do alot of good in their communities.

  Pruitt : You ever hear about the common good, the United States of America is more than a simple collection of ghettoes, this country was built on Capitalism and Democracy, and in a Democracy, the Majority rules, we are a Minority unless we integrate, fully!

  Black cop : Whose side are you on? Brother

  Pruitt : No! Whose side are you on? Officer

• Rodgers : [a Black FBI agent is being introduced]  Gentleman, this is Pruitt, he'll be working with us from here on in.

  Brimmer : But isn't he...

  Pruitt : Special People for Special Problems

  Brimmer : Sorry I didn't know that the FBI had...

  Pruitt : Obviously there are many things that you don't know, should we just get to the point, the Black Panthers have united with other organizations sponsored by the communists to undermine our efforts in Vietnam. In the opinion of Mr. Hoover, the Black Panther Party is Public Enemy Number One. They have quite simply guaranteed their own extinction.