Senator Mayer: This morning at the hearing you said you had no regrets, but what I saw was a man full of regret.
Jack: Of course I have regret, Senator. I regret losing my family. My wife was murdered because I was responsible for protecting David Palmer during the assassination attempt. My daughter can't even look at me. Every day I regret looking into the eyes of men, women and children knowing that any moment their lives may be deemed expendable in an effort to protect the greater good. I regret every decision and mistake I might have made that resulted in the loss of an innocent life. But you know what I regret the most? That this world even needs people like me.
Senator Mayer: You think I'm naïve to think that we need to hold ourselves to a higher standard of conduct?
Jack: It doesn't even matter what I think, Senator. You just need to understand that where I work things get a lot messier than where you work on the Hill.
Senator Mayer: What you've lost, Mr. Bauer, is tragic. What you've been through compelled to do in the name of saving innocent life is tragic. But sometimes we need to incur the most horrible losses in order to uphold the ideals that this country was founded on. How can we presume to lead the world unless we set an example?
Jack: You make it sound so simple.
Senator Mayer: Well, maybe it's simpler than you think. Maybe all the things that you've seen and all the things that you've done have clouded your vision.
Jack: Of course I have regret, Senator. I regret losing my family. My wife was murdered because I was responsible for protecting David Palmer during the assassination attempt. My daughter can't even look at me. Every day I regret looking into the eyes of men, women and children knowing that any moment their lives may be deemed expendable in an effort to protect the greater good. I regret every decision and mistake I might have made that resulted in the loss of an innocent life. But you know what I regret the most? That this world even needs people like me.
Senator Mayer: You think I'm naïve to think that we need to hold ourselves to a higher standard of conduct?
Jack: It doesn't even matter what I think, Senator. You just need to understand that where I work things get a lot messier than where you work on the Hill.
Senator Mayer: What you've lost, Mr. Bauer, is tragic. What you've been through compelled to do in the name of saving innocent life is tragic. But sometimes we need to incur the most horrible losses in order to uphold the ideals that this country was founded on. How can we presume to lead the world unless we set an example?
Jack: You make it sound so simple.
Senator Mayer: Well, maybe it's simpler than you think. Maybe all the things that you've seen and all the things that you've done have clouded your vision.
Senator Mayer : This morning at the hearing you said you had no regrets, but what I saw was a man full of regret.
Jack : Of course I have regret, Senator. I regret losing my family. My wife was murdered because I was responsible for protecting David Palmer during the assassination attempt. My daughter can't even look at me. Every day I regret looking into the eyes of men, women and children knowing that any moment their lives may be deemed expendable in an effort to protect the greater good. I regret every decision and mistake I might have made that resulted in the loss of an innocent life. But you know what I regret the most? That this world even needs people like me.
Senator Mayer : You think I'm naïve to think that we need to hold ourselves to a higher standard of conduct?
Jack : It doesn't even matter what I think, Senator. You just need to understand that where I work things get a lot messier than where you work on the Hill.
Senator Mayer : What you've lost, Mr. Bauer, is tragic. What you've been through compelled to do in the name of saving innocent life is tragic. But sometimes we need to incur the most horrible losses in order to uphold the ideals that this country was founded on. How can we presume to lead the world unless we set an example?
Jack : You make it sound so simple.
Senator Mayer : Well, maybe it's simpler than you think. Maybe all the things that you've seen and all the things that you've done have clouded your vision.
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