Mr. Howard Quotes in The Patriot (2000)

Col. Harry Burwell: This is not a war for the independence of one or two colonies, but for the independence of one nation.

Capt. Wilkins: Tell me, Colonel, what nation is that?

Mr. Howard: An American nation!

Capt. Wilkins: There is no such nation, and to speak of one is treason.

Mr. Howard: We ARE citizens of an American nation! And our rights are being threatened by a tyrant three thousand miles away!

Benjamin Martin: Would you tell me please, Mr. Howard, why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can.

Col. Harry Burwell: Captain Martin, I understood you to be a patriot.

Benjamin Martin: If you mean by patriot, am I angry about taxation without representation, well, yes I am. Should the American colonies govern themselves independently? I believe that they can, and they should. But if you are asking me, am I willing to go to war with England? Well, then the answer is most definately NO!

Gabriel Edward Martin: I've come to call on Anne.

[Anne's father puts an ear piece in his ear to hear. Gabriel leans in and tries again louder]

Gabriel Edward Martin: I've come to call on Anne.

Mr. Howard: Well of course you call yourself a man!

Miss Anne Howard/ Mrs. Anne Martin: Father stop it! You heard him!

Mr. Howard: [angrily, to his daughter who has come in speaking Japanese] English! Speak English, you stupid little retard!