President Whitmore Quotes in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

President Whitmore: [archive footage shown on TV, of President Whitmore's speech during the previous alien invasion] Today, you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our...

President Whitmore: We convinced an entire generation, that this is a battle that we could win. We sacrifice for each other no matter what the cost. And that's worth fighting for.

President Whitmore: On behalf the people of Earth, happy Fourth of July.

[shoots the Queen]

David Levinson: I've had years to get us ready. We never had a chance.

President Whitmore: We didn't last time, either.