- Zeke Mitchell: You don't agree with me, do you?
- Susan Mitchell: As you're so fond of saying, quote: 'I disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it!'
- 'Big' Jack Davis: We'll give him a fair trial, won't we, boys.
- Robbie Dolby: Sure, we'll hang him legal... after we're through with him.
- 'Big' Jack Davis: It looks as if your newspaper hadn't quite the influence we thought it had.
- Zeke Mitchell: Well, as long as I got ink to print it with, I'm going to keep on trying.
- 'Big' Jack Davis: Rob the poor and you get a posse of outraged citizens after you. Rob a mine owner and nobody cares
- Zeke Mitchell: This will be a different town if you put a railroad in here, you know that.
- Silent Jeff Kincaid: It could stand a little wakening up.
- Zeke Mitchell: I happen to like it the way it is.
- Silent Jeff Kincaid: Growing pains are always a little tough. But you can't get to be an adult without them. That goes for towns too.
- Zeke Mitchell: That depends on what you mean by being an adult.
- Charles Crocker: Henry!
- Henry: [Walking into the room] Yes, sir?
- Charles Crocker: Jeff Kincaid's in town!
- Henry: Yes, sir.
- Charles Crocker: Find him!
- Henry: Yes. Whe-where shall I look for him, sir?
- Charles Crocker: Well, you know him, don't yuh?
- Henry: Yes, sir.
- Charles Crocker: Then you know where to look.
- [He gives Henry a dismissive gesture]
- Henry: [Reluctantly going] Yes, sir.
- Alan Kincaid: [Disparagingly, obviously angry over what he perceives to be Susan's change of affection to Jeff] The big engineer! Big talk about Panama... San Francisco... You know, she can't see me anymore. I'm just a guy who's been here all along.
- Silent Jeff Kincaid: Stop feeling sorry for yourself! I have enough trouble without having to wipe your nose. If you're such a good man, grow up and act like one!