“- Maj. Duncan Heyward: I thought all our colonial scouts were in the militia. The militia is fighting the French in the north.
- Hawkeye: I ain't your scout. And we sure ain't no damn militia.”
Steven Waddington - Maj. Duncan Heyward
Daniel Day-Lewis - Hawkeye

I've always been kind of a pacifist. When I was a kid, my father told me, "Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it". I don't know what kind of soldier I'm gonna make, but I want you guys to know that if we ever get into really heavy combat... I'll be right behind you guys. Every step of the way.

Harold Ramis - Russell

“- School Principal: As I was saying to Zooey, study after study has shown that aggression is exacerbated by violentimages in popular culture.
- Ethan Renner: Well, Zooey's mother raised her to be a pacifist.
- School Principal: Hmm. Hitting a classmate in the face is hardly a passive response.”
Patty Hannock - School Principal
Kevin Costner - Ethan Renner

“I have no respect for pacifism. It's a morally bankrupt belief. Pacifists believe that they have the right not to kill, but others always die in defence of that right.”
Roy Scheider - Don Falcone

“- Archie Howard: Little Hector Passmore over here passed out as soon as he saw a little blood in the water.
- Hector Passmore: I didn't pass out. I just felt a little woozy is all. I'm a pacifist man. I don't dig the sight of spilled blood.”
Robin Nielsen - Archie Howard
Chris Gauthier - Hector Passmore