Deep Politics Quotes

[Jan Klimkowski]

Colonel: Marine, what is that button on your body armor?
Private Joker: A peace symbol, sir!
Colonel: Where'd you get it?
Private Joker: I don't remember, sir!
Colonel: What is that you've got written on your helmet?
Private Joker: "Born to kill," sir!
Colonel: You write "Born to kill" on your helmet, and you wear a peace button. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?
Private Joker: No, sir!
Colonel: What is it supposed to mean?
Private Joker: I don't know, sir!
Colonel: You don't know very much, do you?
Private Joker: No, sir!
Colonel: You better get your head and your ass wired together, or I will take a giant shit on you!
Private Joker: Yes, sir!
Colonel: Now answer my question or you'll be standing tall before the man!
Private Joker: I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir!
Colonel: The what?
Private Joker: The duality of man. The Jungian thing, sir!
Colonel: Whose side are you on, son?
Private Joker: Our side, sir!
Colonel: Don't you love your country?
Private Joker: Yes, sir!
Colonel: Then how bout getting with the program? Why don't you jump on the team and come on in for the big win?
Private Joker: Yes, sir!
Colonel: Son, all I've ever asked of my Marines is for them to obey my orders as they would the word of God. We are here to help the Vietnamese, because inside every gook there is an American trying to get out. It's a hard-ball world, son. We've gotta try to keep our heads until this peace craze blows over!
Private Joker: [Salutes] Aye-aye, sir!

For a discussion of the missing scenes from Full Metal Jacket, see here.