General Hummel:  Did they bother to tell you who I am and why I 'm doing this or are they just using you like they do everybody else ?
John Mason: All I know is that you were big in Vietnam , I saw the highlights on television .
General Hummel: Then you probably have no idea what it means to lead some of the finest men on God 's earth into combat and then watch their memories get betrayed by their own fucking government .
John Mason: I do n't quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another _ million _ . And , this is not combat , it 's an act of lunacy , General Sir . Personally , I think you 're a fucking idiot .
General Hummel: " The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants . " Thomas Jefferson .
John Mason: " Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious , " according to Oscar Wilde .
John Mason: Thank you for making my point .
General Hummel: Where are the guidance chips ? WHERE ARE THE GUIDANCE CHIPS ?
John Mason: I 've destroyed them .
General Hummel: That was a bad move , soldier .