One of the most famous lines in film history comes from Rob Reiner’s 1992 film based on Aaron Sorkin’s 1989 play, entitled “A Few Good Men.”

In the movie, a military court scene plays out in which Navy lawyer Tom Cruise (Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee) pushes Colonel Nathan Jessup on the stand (played by Jack Nicholson) to admit that he ordered a “code red,” a hazing, violent disciplinary measure that allowed two marines, Dawson and Downey, ultimately to kill fellow peer, Private First Class William Santiago. While the play enacted a real-life incident, which has never been solved, the movie sought to bring out a complicated truth that would be extremely hard to handle for those listening.

At first when Kaffee entraps the Colonel in a paradoxical statement, Jessup attacks back, saying, “You wa…