- Gen. Rutledge: Oh, Mr. Lane. Anyone who works for the army should dress accordingly.
- Hondo Lane: I work with the army, not for it.
- Gen. Rutledge: [after the whipping] You see, Lane, there were no incidents. The Indian recognizes the authority of the white man. Learned his lesson.
- Hondo Lane: He can teach a lesson, too, General. The school is not out yet.
- Gen. Rutledge: You're not going to turn me over that savage.
- Hondo Lane: Savage? Ponce is a prince of the Apache Nation. Out here he outranks even you.
- Gen. Rutledge: I'm going to make a recommendation to Washington, Colonel.
- Col. Crook: Yes, General?
- Gen. Rutledge: I'm going to recommend that they stop sending out men to recommend. It seems to me you've got the situation pretty well in hand.
- Col. Crook: Thanks. We could use a little less looking into and a little more looking after.
- [last lines]
- Col. Crook: He's fought a lot of battles, Hondo. Won most of them. But out here, he'll be remembered for the one he didn't fight.
- Hondo Lane: Yeah. It's too bad they don't give medals for that.