- Mr. Edwards: [bank hostage] Can I tell you kids something? You know what I don't understand? America used to be a great country.
- Rocky: [casually pointing gun] Oh, we don't wanna hear that.
- Mr. Edwards: I wanna tell you something about this country...
- Rocky: Please!
- Mr. Edwards: The people used to ask themselves what they could do for America...
- Rocky: Shut up!
- Mr. Edwards: ...before they asked themselves. You know, it's kids like you that are poisoning this country to the core!
- [venomous opposition]
- Mr. Edwards: Right to the core!
- Daniel Bender: [standoff outside bank] Now listen to me.
- [Rocky waves the gun at him]
- Daniel Bender: Take it easy with that! I want you to try to relax, okay? I want you to listen to me a minute!
- [FBI shouts orders]
- Daniel Bender: I've got a little girl... maybe a year older than you.
- [even as Rocky sobs, the revolver is pushed towards Daniel's face]
- Daniel Bender: What your father did was wrong. More than wrong. But what you're doing in there is wrong too!