“I think he'd probably tell you: the America represented in this room... is not the America he died defending.”

Jim Carrey - Peter Appleton

“The war is the biggest business in America, worth $80 billion a year.”
Kevin Costner - Jim Garrison

“- Finnerty: Your first act as president is going to be bombing the White House?
- Raphelson: Believe me. Our country is stronger than one house.”
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Finnerty
Richard Jenkins - Raphelson

“- Col. Harry Burwell: This is not a war for the independence of one or two colonies, but for the independence of one nation.
- Capt. Wilkins: Tell me, Colonel, what nation is that?
- Peter Howard: An American nation!”
Chris Cooper - Col. Harry Burwell
Adam Baldwin - Capt. Wilkins
Joey D. Vieira - Peter Howard

“This thing has dragged on too long for it to end in all sweetness and light and after what the Khmer Rouge have been through I don't think they're going to be exactly affectionate toward westerners.”
Spalding Gray - U.S. Consul