The Texan (TV Series)

A Quart of Law (1959)

Edgar Stehli: Winthrop Davis

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Quotes 

• Winthrop Davis : [to Longley]  It's unique, even for American politics. I'm afraid it's the least of our innovations.

  Coy Benner : [to his henchmen]  Shut him off.

  Winthrop Davis : Some of our local customs are unorthodox. Frankly, it would take several hours to describe all our political heresies.

• Winthrop Davis : You said, "A drink".

  Bill Longley : Coffee's a drink.

  Winthrop Davis : Yes. The definition is legal and admissible. Too bad.

• Bill Longley : If I had to guess, I'd say you were from the East.

  Winthrop Davis : Winthrop Davis, Esq. from Boston... late member of the faculty of Harvard College. Professor of Legal Jurisprudence with a thirst for knowledge... and a taste for whiskey.

• [last lines] 

  Winthrop Davis : I won't try to thank you. I speak four languages and there's no way of saying what... what I feel in any of them. Goodbye. Come back again.

  Bill Longley : I will.

• Winthrop Davis : [pointing to his new sheriff's badge]  This isn't just a piece of metal. It's a symbol of authority; of public confidence. What confidence can they have in me.

  Bill Longley : That might depend on how much confidence you have in yourself.

• Winthrop Davis : Does that sound odd - to fight against war?

  Bill Longley : I've heard of preachers speak of the armies of peace. You've made a start here. You could win.

• Winthrop Davis : You're trespassing.

  Coy Benner : On my own property?

  Bill Longley : It isn't your property. That sale was illegal.

  Coy Benner : Go ask the bank. It's all bought and paid. You're the one that's gonna leave. I'm going to count to three. One... two...

  [Benner shoots Davis] 

  Winthrop Davis : He didn't count to three...

• Frank : I never killed a man before.

  Winthrop Davis : From time to time, the tree of liberty must be fertilized with blood. Thomas Jefferson said that.

  [See note]