The Avengers

War is Won By Soldiers

The Avengers
About The Avengers
  • Released in 2012
  • Directed by Joss Whedon
  • Produced by Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures
Characters in This Scene
Councilman 1
Nick Fury
Samuel L. Jackson
Councilman 2 (Lady)
Councilman 3
War is Won By Soldiers Full Transcript
Councilman 1
This is out of line, Director. You're dealing with forces you can't control.
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Nick Fury
You ever been in a war, Councilman? In a firefight? Did you feel an overabundance of control?
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Councilman 1
You're saying that this Asgard is declaring war on our planet?
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Nick Fury
Not Asgard. Loki.
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Councilman 2 (Lady)
He can't be working alone. What about the other one? His brother.
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Nick Fury
Our intelligence says Thor is not a hostile but he's worlds away. We can't depend on him to help, either.It's up to us.
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Councilman 1
Which is why you should be focusing on Phase 2. It was designed for exactly this...
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Nick Fury
Phase 2 isn't ready. Our enemy is. We need a response team.
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Councilman 1
The Avengers Initiative was shut down.
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Nick Fury
This isn't about the Avengers.
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Councilman 3
We've seen the list.
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Councilman 1
You're running the world's greatest covert security network and you're going to leave the fate of the human race to a handful of freaks.
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Nick Fury
I'm not leaving anything to anyone. We need a response team. These people may be isolated, unbalanced even but I believe with the right push they can be exactly what we need.
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Councilman 2 (Lady)
You believe?
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Councilman 1
War isn't won by sentiment, Director.
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Nick Fury
No, it's won by soldiers.
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