- William F. Cody: The West is gettin' stronger. Cities are growin'... Progress is...
- Hezekiah Horn: Progress? Let me tell you progress, boy. When the telegraph gets here, you and a lot of other folks are gonna be out of work. Progress! See what we've done to the Mexican, the Indian - how we're on the verge of a Civil War because of what we did to the African... In California, they're doin' the same to the Chinese. Is that progress? This rifle can kill people faster than any other. You call that progress? Come on, boy, can't you see where it's leadin'?
- William F. Cody: No, I guess not.
- Hezekiah Horn: Ashes... my book... this rifle... my body... ashes.