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1-> "''When Captain America throws his mighty shield...\
2All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield!\
3If he's led to a fight and the duel is due\
4Then the Red and the White and the Blue will come through\
5When Captain America throws his mighty shieeeeeeld!''"
6-->-- Full song used in the "Captain America" segments in WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes
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8->''"[[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/455693.html Doesn't matter]] what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole ''country'' decides that something ''wrong'' is something ''right''. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: the requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole ''world'' tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- No, '''you''' move."''
9-->-- ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski Amazing Spider-Man #537]]'' (quoting '''Creator/MarkTwain'''), written by Creator/JMichaelStraczynski
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11->''Literally everyone in'' Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar ''is of the opinion that "Of course he is doing this, he is Captain'' '''''Goddamn''''' ''America!" The only discrepancy is whether or not they are siding with him. The ones on his side are following him because "He's Captain'' '''''Goddamn''''' ''America!", while those who are opposing him are like "There is no use debating this with him because he's Captain'' '''''Goddamn''''' ''America! and he's certain he's doing the right thing." Now it's a matter of furious debate if he is in the right, but the fact is that everyone involved in that whole fiasco is involved because of Cap; either because they're on his side or they know the only way to stop him is by brute force. (Gee, it is almost as if there is a reason for why this film is billed as a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica film rather than a Avengers film.) [...] [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony's]] having to appeal to people's bigger-picture-sense-of-logic, but Cap just has to flash his stoic handsomeness in their direction and they're gravitating to his side like it's a thing to do.''
12-->-- '''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm_Pi6OpNKU on]] ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''
13
14->'''Yahtzee:''' I remember watching the old Spider-Man cartoon, and once they spent the entire episode building up to a Captain America apperance, only for me to afterward think ”this guy is a bit on a knob-head.” \
15'''Gabriel:''' Well, yeah. But the thing about Captain America is that he genuinly and earnestly believes what he is saying, and that is why we love him.
16-->--''LetsPlay/LetsDrownOut''
17
18->''"Thou art unfit to wear the colors or even ''touch'' the shield of a man whose every action '''DEFINES''' honor!! "''
19-->-- '''''Thor''' facing down a man possessing the Destroyer Armor who had just defeated the other Avengers and wearing an American flag carrying Captain America's shield.''
20
21->''"I'm loyal to nothing, General... except the Dream."''
22-->-- ''[[ComicBook/BornAgain Daredevil'' #223]]
23
24-> '''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}:''' Don't take this wrong...but you're a better man than I gave you credit for! I'm an attacker an' you're a defender--but we're both soldiers. I'm beginning' to think you got room in your high-falutin' ideals for all people...don'tcha--? Even if they're mutants!\
25'''Steve Rogers:''' [[SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX Some of my]] [[AvertedTrope best friends]] [[FriendToAllLivingThings are people]]!
26-->-- '''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''', Issue #10, written by Creator/JimShooter.
27
28->''"Without its ideals -- its commitment to the freedom of all men, America is a piece of trash!\
29A nation is nothing! A flag is a piece of '''cloth!'''\
30I fought Adolf Hitler not because America was great, but because it was ''fragile!'' I knew that liberty could be snuffed out here as in Nazi Germany! As a people, we were no different than them!\
31When I returned, I saw that you nearly '''did''' turn America into nothing!\
32And the only reason you're not '''less''' then nothing --\
33-- is that it's still possible for you to bring freedom '''back''' to America!"''
34-->-- ''What If?'', #44
35
36->''"On Olympus, we measure Wisdom against Athena, Speed against Hermes, Power against Zeus. But we measure Courage... against Captain America."''
37-->-- '''[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]]''', ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', #444
38
39->''"Good day, [[ThePsychoRangers gentlemen.]] You have exactly three seconds to surrender. Unfortunately, it took five seconds for me to say that. AvengersAssemble"''
40-->-- '''Captain America''', ''Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' #523
41
42->'''Red Skull:''' (Erskine) resented my genius and tried to deny what was rightfully mine, but he gave you everything. So. What made you so special?\
43'''Steve:''' ''[smirks]'' Nothin'. I'm just a kid from Brooklyn.
44-->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''
45
46->'''Steve:''' "I don't want to kill anyone. I don't like bullies. I don't care where they're from."
47-->-- ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (reprised in The Avengers)
48
49->''Who’s strong and brave, here to save the American Way?\
50Who vows to fight like a man for what’s right night and day?\
51Who will campaign door-to-door for America?\
52Carry the flag shore to shore for America?\
53From Hoboken to Spokane!''
54->'''''The Star Spangled Man, with a Plan!'''''
55
56->''We can’t ignore there’s a threat and a war we must win\
57Who’ll hang a noose on the goose-stepping goons from Berlin?\
58Who will indeed lead the call for America?\
59Who’ll rise or fall, give his all for America?\
60Who’s here to prove that we can?''
61->'''''The Star Spangled Man, with a Plan!'''''
62
63->''Stalwart and steady and true\
64(See how this guy can shoot, we tell ya, there’s no substitute!)\
65Forceful and ready to defend\
66The Red, White, and Blue!''
67
68-> ''Who’ll give the Axis the smack, and is smart as a fox?\
69(Sure as an eagle will soar)\
70Who’s making Adolf afraid to step out of his bunks?\
71(He knows what we’re fighting for!)\
72Who'll wake the giant that napped in America?\
73We know it’s no-one but Captain America!\
74Who’ll finish what they began?\
75Who’ll kick the Krauts to Japan?''
76-> '''''THE STAAAAAAR SPANGLED MAAAAN, WIIIIIITH AAAAAAA PLAAAAAAAAAAN!'''''
77-> ''(Who's strong and brave, here to save the American Waaaaaaay?!)''
78-->--'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAk63gCIko The Star Spangled Man]]''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''
79
80-> ''I remember, when you were down\
81And you needed a helping hand\
82I came to feed you\
83But now that I need you\
84You won't give me a second glance\
85Now I'm calling all citizens from all over the world\
86This is Captain America calling\
87I bailed you out when you were down on your knees\
88So will you catch me now I'm falling''
89-->-- '''Music/TheKinks''', "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" from their album ''Low Budget''.
90
91->''"Captain America [is] negative [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]]"''
92-->-- '''Linkara''', ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', "Captain America Comics #1"
93
94->''"...A super-soldier, a living legend who kind of lives up to the legend..."''
95-->--'''[[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]]''', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''
96
97->''"[[{{Hubris}} Don't get full of yourself.]] [[UnwantedFalseFaith There are always people looking for someone to worship.]] But the minute you think you're more important than those people--you're not a hero anymore."'''
98-->--''Steve Rogers: Super-Solidier Annual #1''
99
100->''"Well, hopefully they're not cheering for war. And hopefully they're not cheering for, necessarily, America. Hopefully, they're cheering for a way of life that Steve embodies. I think Steve Rogers is about doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do."''
101-->-- '''Creator/ChrisEvans'''
102
103->''"A soldier with a voice that could command a god...[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor and does]]."''
104-->''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} #233''
105
106->'''Tony:''' See, that's the problem here. It's that you can't see things from my perspective. Because it's predicated on the premise that superheroes make mistakes. And you're ''[[TheParagon Captain America]]''. You don't make mistakes.
107->'''Steve:''' (flashing back to Bucky) [[MyGreatestFailure I think I make mistakes.]]
108-->--''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}''
109
110->''"The price of freedom is high, it always has been, and it's a price I'm willing to pay. If I'm the only one, so be it. But I'm willing to bet I'm not."''
111-->--''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
112
113->''"Captain America is not just for the '''good days'''. He can't be. '''I''' can't be. If Captain America doesn't stand for the '''dream''' on the '''worst''' day - when America is '''fallen''' - then there '''is''' no Captain America. Because our worst day is only where we '''start''' from. Where we '''rise''' from. And if the man in the flag is too '''special''' to fall and rise and struggle with the best - then God help us '''all'''. If I've got to work '''harder''' now? '''Prove''' more? That was '''always''' true. And that's a weight I'm '''proud''' to carry."''
114-->--'''Sam Wilson''', ''[[ComicBook/MightyAvengers2013 Captain America and the Mighty Avengers]]''
115
116->"Captain America's greatest feat is being Captain America.
117->He wasn't made to be a god of thunder or an unstoppable gamma monster. He represents the very best that humanity could ever become. He is our physical, mental, and emotional peak. He is brave, strong, one of the best hand-to-hand combatants in Marvel, and will never give up. In the Infinity arc, he went up against motherfucking Thanos and you can imagine how well that turned out for Cap. But he still did it because his -friends were in danger.
118
119->He is very impressive. He may not be a cosmic god like the Silver Surfer or a nigh-invulnerable spirit like Ghost Rider, but he is a better man than anyone else in Marvel. That's his whole point. He is everything good humanity could ever be.
120
121->In Civil War, when he was winning the fight against Iron Man, he gave up. He realized that his actions were hurting innocents and people whom he called friends. It's never about winning for Cap, it's always about doing what's right. Every other person has flaws and foibles, but not Cap. He will always do what's right and that's why you have these "impressive" characters that follow him. Thor, even though he is a god of thunder, will yield to Cap's orders because he respects him. Iron Man, a genius that outclasses Rogers' mind by a huge margin, will listen to him and take guidance from him. Banner, Ex Nihilo, Starbrand, Hyperion, all of these huge, heavy hitters -- they ALL follow Captain America."
122-->[[https://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/23xlsi/what_are_some_of_captain_americas_greatest_feats/ch1pkm9/ Reddit User Shaman_Bond]]
123
124->''"I can do this all day..."''
125-->--'''Steve Rogers''', whenever [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger he's getting]] his butt kicked [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar for the right thing]].
126
127->'''Cap:''' As long as one man stands against you, Thanos, you’ll never be able to claim victory.
128->'''Thanos:''' Noble sentiments from one about to die.
129->'''Cap:''' I've lived my life by those sentiments. They're well worth dying for.
130-->--''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet''
131
132->'''Thanos:''' ''[mockingly raises his sword against him standing alone, with his suddenly appeared army at his back]''
133->'''Cap:''' ''[(uses the straps on the Shield to stabilise a broken arm, struggles to his feet and then ...) '''''steps forward!''''']'''
134-->--''Film/AvengersEndgame''
135
136-> '''Captain America:''' ''Fight'', you coward!\
137'''Punisher:''' Not against you.
138-->--''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'', proving that even Marvel's most violent psychotic respects the Captain too much to ever oppose him.

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