I saved one of the very best for last this time around. The following quote comes from
The Cowboys, one of John Wayne's last great Westerns
. In this scene, Browne's character (with the oh-so-awesome name of
Jebediah Nightlinger) is about to be lynched by the bad guys. He uses his last moment before the noose to say a prayer:
Jebediah: "I regret trifling with married women. I'm thoroughly ashamed at cheating at cards. I deplore my occasional departures from the truth. Forgive me for taking your name in vain, my Saturday drunkenness, my Sunday sloth. Above all, forgive me for the men I've killed in anger... and those I am about to."
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