- Herk Lamson: The town's sizzling. If he were healthy, they'd give him a dancing lesson - at the end of a rope.
- Marshal Simon Fry: How old would you say that boy is, Miss Fran?
- Fran McCord: Not more than sixteen.
- Herk Lamson: With a gun in his hand, he's old enough to vote!
- Fran McCord: Where's your ma?
- Bob Claxton: Dead - died not long after they hung my pa.
- Fran McCord: They hung your pa? What for?
- Bob Claxton: Horse stealin' - there'd been a lot of it around. Folks seemed to think Pa was responsible.
- Fran McCord: Was he?
- Bob Claxton: Stealin' stopped right after they stretched him.
- Solomon Claxton: Relax, Mike. Every day the kid gets stronger.
- Mike Claxton: And the rope around his neck gets tighter.
- Solomon Claxton: That ain't gonna happen to a Claxton - not while there's another Claxton still alive.
- [referring to Bob's good manners and common sense]
- Fran McCord: Didn't I tell you?
- Judge Jones: The question is, can you tell the two innocent men who were shot down during the hold-up?
- Clay McCord: Your brothers are forcin' you to do this, aren't they? Well, now is your chance to break away! Tell 'em you're goin' straight.
- Bob Claxton: Goin' straight to my hangin', you mean.
- Judge Jones: You know somethin'? I was taken in, too. I had just promised Clay to help get the boy a new trial when the shootin' started.
- Fran McCord: You did?
- Judge Jones: That's a fact. So you just perk up and be proud you did what you thought was right. You and the people of Silver City wanted to give the boy a second chance. So it turns out he didn't want it. He's the one that made the mistake - not you.