Lawmen: Bass Reeves Quotes

Billy: Can I kill this crazy old fool, Bass? He’s a goddamned blight! Crazy Old Fool: There ain’t no law here. This here’s hell. Bass:…

Silas Cobb: Bass Reeves got the jump on me through a damned window. At least you’re known to be a reasonable black bastard. Bass: I said…

Lady of Ill Repute: Wanna know my name? It’s two bits, one for the house and one for me. Three bits, and you can call me anything you want.

Billy: Had it comin’ the way I see it. Bass: Course he did. Still don’t make it right, do it? Billy: Don’t rain on me like that, Bass….

Judge Parker: I was encouraged to hire you because of the color of your skin. Because the Indians would listen to someone like you. May…

Judge Parker: Repeat after me. I, Bass Reeves, do solemnly swear. Bass: I, Bass Reeves, do solemnly swear Judge Parker: that I will…

Arthur [to Sally]: You’re blessed with a lot of love in your life. Keep a hold of it.

Bass: Keep your current path; this your fate, Billy Crow. Empty boots strung up on a lawman’s saddle.

Bass: He died brave. Sarah: He lived brave. Bass: My loss came for yours. Sarah: You take Pistol. You live brave, too. Your heart still…

Bass: You suppose I did something to make the Almighty angry? Jennie: He just teachin’ ya. Bass: That I ain’t a farmer? Jennie: Or that…