You had a right to shoot, that day, and shoot to kill.

Why, didn't the Committee investigate you, first thing after Bill was elected, and find that you were justified?
Didn't they wipe your reputation clean with their official document, that Bill sent you a copy of?
No, that never bothered me at all, old man.

You want to forget about it.

You only saved the Committee the trouble of hanging 'em, according to Bill.

Say, Valencia was telling me yesterday--" "Well, what the dickens did ail you, then ?" Dade threw out both hands helplessly and gave a rueful laugh.