Madam Secretary (TV Series)

There But for the Grace of God (2015)

Tim Daly: Henry McCord

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• Henry McCord : When *every*thing seems to be lacking in integrity, you know what you do? You find it in yourself. You change the world right from where you're standing.

• Elizabeth McCord : If people think that I shared secrets, I'll lose the trust of the nation and the international community.

  Michael 'Mike B' Barnow : Which makes it hard to be America's next top diplomat.

  Henry McCord : Thank you for your non-legally-binding counsel, but I've got to go with the truth. We were operating under extreme circumstances...

  Michael 'Mike B' Barnow : Stop making sounds with consonants and vowels! I don't know how else to say it.

• Henry McCord : [quoting Augustine of Hippo to Elizabeth]  The truth is like a lion; you don't need to defend it. Let it loose, and it'll defend itself.

• Henry McCord : Listen we didn't do anything wrong.

  Michael 'Mike B' Barnow : That doesn't matter.