Apocalypse Now (1979)

G.D. Spradlin: General R. Corman

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• Colonel Lucas : Your mission is to proceed up the Nung River in a Navy patrol boat. Pick up Colonel Kurtz's path at Nu Mung Ba, follow it and learn what you can along the way. When you find the Colonel, infiltrate his team by whatever means available and terminate the Colonel's command.

  Willard : Terminate the Colonel?

  General Corman : He's out there operating without any decent restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct. And he is still in the field commanding troops.

  Civilian : Terminate with extreme prejudice.

  Colonel Lucas : You understand, Captain, that this mission does not exist, nor will it ever exist.

• General Corman : Well, you see, Willard, in this war, things get confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, and practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be God. Because there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and irration, between good and evil. And good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature.

• General Corman : Captain, I don't know how you feel about this shrimp, but if you eat it, you'll never have to prove your courage in any other way.