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->''"There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?"''
-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''
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->"So whether you prefer the [[Film/MissionImpossible first one]], where Tom Cruise must apprehend a rogue IMF agent and an arms dealer; the [[Film/MissionImpossibleII second one]], where Tom Cruise must apprehend an ex-IMF agent gone rogue, trying to become an arms dealer; the [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII third one]], where Tom Cruise is framed as a rogue IMF agent, to take down an arms dealer who's working with the actual rogue IMF agent; or the [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol fourth one]], where Tom Cruise's entire team becomes rogue IMF agents, only to be betrayed by an arms dealer..."

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->"So whether you prefer the [[Film/MissionImpossible [[Film/MissionImpossible1996 first one]], where Tom Cruise must apprehend a rogue IMF agent and an arms dealer; the [[Film/MissionImpossibleII second one]], where Tom Cruise must apprehend an ex-IMF agent gone rogue, trying to become an arms dealer; the [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII third one]], where Tom Cruise is framed as a rogue IMF agent, to take down an arms dealer who's working with the actual rogue IMF agent; or the [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol fourth one]], where Tom Cruise's entire team becomes rogue IMF agents, only to be betrayed by an arms dealer..."

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->''"I should've listened to my cousin Gaila. He said to me, 'Quark, I've got one word for you: ''Weapons''.' No one ever went broke selling weapons. But did I take his advice? No. So now, Gaila owns his own moon. And I'm staring into the abyss."''
-->--'''Quark''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ("The Way of the Warrior")


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->''"I should've listened to my cousin Gaila. He said to me, 'Quark, I've got one word for you: ''Weapons''.' No one ever went broke selling weapons. But did I take his advice? No. So now, Gaila owns his own moon. And I'm staring into the abyss."''
-->--'''Quark''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ("The Way of the Warrior")

->'''The Peddler''': Welcome to Minos, the Arsenal of Freedom! If you need a little something "special", be it for one target, or multiple targets, we got it, you'll see it, here on Minos, where we live by the motto, "Peace Through Superior Firepower." To be totally armed is to be totally secure! Remember, the early bird that hesitates gets wormed! Minos, the Arsenal of Freedom, perfection in highly advanced weaponry. Versatility, flexibility, and everything one hundred percent guaranteed! So lock on to my signal and beam on down! Because we don't just provide weapons, we provide complete weapons sys-
->''(transmission cuts off)''
->'''Geordi La Forge''': That's a heck of a sales pitch.
-->--''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ("The Arsenal of Freedom")
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->''"If you don't buy it from me, your enemies will!"''
->''"Another wonderful day in the military-industrial complex!"''
->''"Bullets and bombs! What more could you need?"''
-->--'''Marcus Munitions Vending Machines''', ''Videogame/Borderlands3''
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-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''[='=]s [[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/185984526269/sheldon-team-neutral-go-on-give-it-a-shot-so Squid Research Lab]]

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-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''[='=]s ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}''[='=]s [[https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/post/185984526269/sheldon-team-neutral-go-on-give-it-a-shot-so Squid Research Lab]]
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->'''Unger:''' Americans don't like you--not diplomatic. The Russians don't trust you...yet. So they sell to me, knowing that I sell to anybody. Well, that makes the big guys, good guys. And it makes me fairly well-to-do.

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->'''Unger:''' Americans don't like you--not diplomatic. The Russians don't trust you...yet. So they sell to me, knowing that I sell to anybody. Well, [[PlausibleDeniability that makes the big guys, good guys.guys]]. And it makes me fairly well-to-do.

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->'''Patrick Hale:''' What does he ''really'' export/import?
->'''Sally Ride:''' Death. Helmet Unger, slickest arms dealer in Europe. Guns, planes, tanks, poison gas--you name it, he's got it.

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->'''Patrick Hale:''' What does he ''really'' export/import?
->'''Sally Ride:''' Death. Helmet Unger, slickest arms dealer in Europe. Guns, planes, tanks, poison gas--you name it, he's got it.
->'''Terrorist:''' American guns?
->'''Unger:''' Yes my dear, American. Also Russian, French, Israeli, Czech...
->'''Terrorist:''' Why can't people like us buy them directly?
->'''Unger:''' Americans don't like you--not diplomatic. The Russians don't trust you...yet. So they sell to me, knowing that I sell to anybody. Well, that makes the big guys, good guys. And it makes me fairly well-to-do.
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->'''Patrick Hale:''' What does he ''really'' export/import?
->'''Sally Ride:''' Death. Helmet Unger, slickest arms dealer in Europe. Guns, planes, tanks, poison gas--you name it, he's got it.
-->-- ''Film/WrongIsRight''

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