In My Country (2004)

Greg Latter: Sgt. Dreyer

Quotes 

• Sgt. Dreyer : I had nothing personally against him, sir. I was just following orders.

  Reverend Mzondo : Whose orders?

  Sgt. Dreyer : We would just get told. You have to take the guy out. It was necessary.

  Reverend Mzondo : To stab him 37 times?

  Sgt. Dreyer : Hubert fought like a tiger.

  Reverend Mzondo : How does a man with a heart condition fight like a tiger?

  Sgt. Dreyer : He was fighting for his life.

  [Hubert Sobandla's mother cries out] 

  Sgt. Dreyer : I wish to apologize to Mrs. Sobandla. I am very sorry. I've told the truth. I'm asking for amnesty.

• Sgt. Dreyer : Do you know what an Askari is?

  Langston Whitfield : Yes, I do. When you captured a guerilla.

  Sgt. Dreyer : A terrorist.

  Langston Whitfield : You beat the shit of of them until they betray their comrades, then they have nowhere else to go.

  Sgt. Dreyer : Yeah. Change sides. And they make the best killers for us.

  Langston Whitfield : Why?

  Sgt. Dreyer : They sell their souls. Betrayal. When you despise yourself, it makes it much easier to despise others, you must know that. Imagine, Langston, imagine if your people hadn't been taken across the sea. Imagine if you'd stayed in Africa. What would you've become? A terrorist? Or, an Askari?