The Lash (1930)

Erville Alderson: Judge Travers

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• Don Mariana Delfina : Juan did not beat his wife and he sent her away with my permission. She is totally unmoral and has listened too often to the flattery of - you will pardon me - of your American soldiers.

  Judge Travers : Well, I don't look at it that way. I want to tell you they'll be no mistreating of women in this state. There are American laws made for that purpose and I'm here to see that they're enforced.

  Francisco Delfino 'Pancho' : Do I understand that you Americans consider yourselves competent to teach us how to treat women?

  Judge Travers : We do!

• Francisco Delfino 'Pancho' : Señor, we Californians have never asked anything of your people. You conquered us. But, understand, please, that our customs and manners, our women and our land, still belong to us.

  Judge Travers : Is that so? Well, let me tell you this is the United States you're in now. There aren't anymore Californians. There are only Americans - and foreigners!