Brian Keith was great as Teddy Roosevelt. “Why spoil the beauty of the thing with reality:”
Not “reality.” “Legality.”
Theodore Roosevelt: What do I want? I want respect! Respect for human life and respect for American property! And I’m going to send the Atlantic Squadron to Morocco to get that respect.
John Hay: That’s illegal.
Theodore Roosevelt: Why spoil the beauty of the thing with legality?
In real life, Roosevelt once asked Attorney General Philander Knox about a matter.
Knox replied, “Ah, Mr. President, why have such a beautiful action marred by any taint of legality?”
I went to look it up and you are absolutely correct.
Back when I had a collection of the National Geographic magazines, from 1914 onward, there was the story of the Pedicaris family travails. Considerably different from the movie of course but still very interesting.
Need I remind you Jack? They are not your friends, they are government agents.
This came up at work recently, and no one could ID it, even after I spotted them the lead actor. I’ll post it here in confidence that it will rapidly fall.
Sir, that’s an AK-47 assault weapon, the preferred weapon of our enemy.
The Sum of All Fears?
Nope.
Heartbreak Ridge
“We got lumps of it round the back.”
Yep, somebody made a comment involving American troops and AK’s and I’m ‘but that’s the preferred weapon of our enemy’ to a lot of blank looks. Sigh.
You mean no one replied with “It makes a very distinctive sound when fired at us, sir” ?
Life of Brian
“And I suppose you served him tea?”
“No. Milk.”
Correct.
“Is this toothbrush approved by the American Dental Association?”
Home Alone 
Yes! That was quick. I was going to go with “Keep the change you filthy animal” but I thought that would be too easy.
“Ann Marie, do the interns get Glocks?”
“Excuse me, but these young men I’m sitting with wondered if two of us could join you; I’d ask you meself only I’m shy.”
A Hard Day’s Night (Paul, on the train)?
“Would it endanger your amateur standing if I asked you to use a sterilized needle?”