- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral. Returning violence with violence only multiplies violence adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.'"
- Leo McGarry: Dr. King.
- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet: I'm part of that darkness now, Leo. When did that happen?
- Leo McGarry: Dr. King wasn't wrong. He just didn't have your job.