Jack Toby Quotes in Death Wish (1974)

Paul Kersey: Nothing to do but cut and run, huh? What else? What about the old American social custom of self-defense? If the police don't defense us, maybe we ought to do it ourselves.

Jack Toby: We're not pioneers anymore, Dad.

Paul Kersey: What are we, Jack?

Jack Toby: What do you mean?

Paul Kersey: I mean, if we're not pioneers, what have we become? What do you call people who, when they're faced with a condition or fear, do nothing about it, they just run and hide?

Jack Toby: Civilized?

Paul Kersey: No.

Jack Toby: We gotta let the cops handle this, Dad!

Paul Kersey: Yeah?

[squint]

Paul Kersey: Well, what if the cops can't handle this, Jack?