The Violent Men (1955)

Glenn Ford: John Parrish

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• [No one attends Wade Matlock's funeral] 

  John Parrish : Matlock wasn't the kind to have any friends after he was dead.

• John Parrish : Never meet the enemy on his terms.

• Jim McCloud : What are they up to?

  John Parrish : You want to go down and ask them?

  Jim McCloud : They're burning the ranch.

  John Parrish : What did you expect them to do? Give it a fresh coat of paint?

• Judith Wilkison : Either you're too good to be true or you're clever and careful and I don't like clever and careful people.

  John Parrish : You're trying to pick a fight with me, why?

• Wade Matlock : In this country it's good manners to accept a man's liquer.

  John Parrish : I don't drink.

  Wade Matlock : You're a lier.

• John Parrish : I'll fight for the privilege of being left alone.

• John Parrish : Don't force me to fight because you won't like my way of fighting.

• John Parrish : My stock alone's worth more.

  Lee Wilkison : We don't figure that way. We figure what it's worth to get you off the land without fights.

• John Parrish : I said I didn't want any heroes on my payroll didn't I.

• John Parrish : You don't have enough money to buy me out or enough men to drive me out.