- Paladin: I sometimes think that all good men are afraid. It's also been said that fear is the beginning of wisdom.
- Paladin: [to Jake Condos] Now I can't make a nickel putting a bullet through your head. Don't waste my time. Just unbuckle the gunbelt. Now crawl out of it. I can drag you out of it.
- [Humiliation for Jake on the saloon floor]
- Paladin: Well, I want to be sure we weren't interrupted, while I tell you: You're a dirt wallowing pig who used his badge to kill and I'll give you a count of three to make a play. I say ONE, I say TWO, I say THREE!