- John Franklin Fry: Which one of you is Truman?
- Edward Truman: I am. Director Edward Truman with the U.S. government.
- John Franklin Fry: U.S. government? Right. Well, I'm John Franklin Fry, Secretary of the Interior of the great nation of Texas, and you are an armed force on our sovereign soil. You got a reason why I shouldn't cut you down where you stand?
- Miles Matheson: Gotta love Texas.