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{{quote|'''Sandra:''' "But one soldier, against seventeen. What are you going to do?"
'''Todd:''' "I'm going to kill them all, sir." }}
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Alec Guiness as Obi-Wan Kenobi says "Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan... Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time."
** It's his expression and carefully taking a seat that says it all.
** Alec Guinness' performance has to be seen in light of the backstory. His character has just had the shock of his life, but he also has a lifetime of experience and training in a mystic philosophy of being centered and in control. It almost takes the prequels to really show how big of an effect this is. Like seeing a planet twitch.
* ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' - General Zod: "Why do you say these things to me, when you know I will kill you for it?"
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards! Guards!]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]], Carrot reacts to the story of Leggy Gaskin's death by saying flatly "That shouldn't happen." When Sergeant Colon, rain streaming down his face, says "But it does," Carrot is unmoved. "But it shouldn't." Carrot's actions over the next few books make him King in all but name. Deaths in the line of duty become rare for watchmen.
** And speaking of Death - {{smallcaps|''King'' of this trope}}.
* From ''The Far Side of the Stars'', a novel in David Drake's ''[[RCN Series]]'' series: Adele Mundy is ambushed on the street. Three in front, eight in back. "I have the ones behind," her aide Tovera murmured.
* In ''[[The General|The Forge]]'', Raj is asked, "Sir, what if you're wrong?" "We die."
* In ''[[The Long Ships]]'' the protagonists are at the Yule Feast at king Harald Bluetooth. Toke gets into an argument with another guest, but the king has forbidden bloodshed in the hall. Toke suggest that they "go out to pee and bring their swords". When he comes back, they ask about his opponent. "He's done peeing."
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** At the Battle of Thermopylae, dramatized in ''[[300]]'', the Persians demanded the Spartans surrender their weapons. The reply was "Molon labe," ("Come and take them.")
** After the battle of Cyzicus, the Spartans sent the following message home: "Mindaurus (the Spartan admiral) dead, ships lost, men starving. Don't know what to do."
* Military situation reports are written in standard flat format and terminology to minimize misunderstandings, resulting in a telegram transmitted around the world on December 7, 1941:
{{quote|"AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X [[This Is Not a Drill|THIS IS NO DRILL]]."}}
* In one of the [[The Icelandic Sagas|Norse sagas]] a war party is about to attack a man in his homestead. They send in a man to see if their enemy is there. When he exits...
{{quote|"Was he at home?"
"His axe was." [keels over dead] }}
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