General Broulard: Colonel Dax, are you trying to blackmail me?Colonel Dax: It's an ugly word, but you are in a difficult situation.
If those little sweethearts won't face German bullets, they'll face French ones!
Too much has happened. Someone's got to be hurt. The only question is who. General Mireau's assault on the Ant Hill failed. His order to fire on his own troops was refused. But his attempt to murder three innocent men to protect his own reputation will be prevented by the General Staff.
Gentlemen of the court, there are times that I'm ashamed to be a member of the human race and this is one such occasion.