You have done a professional job, Major Bonner. This has nothing to do with the prison. MacArthur struck the bowl of his pipe against the side of the ashtray. You must stick to your job. And let me decide what orders should be given.
Power is a symbol.
Don't ever forget the importance of the symbol. We cannot, and I will not, sanction a witch hunt to destroy the very symbol so many of our men died to preserve. The General, in fact, knew that Julian had done a professional job in running Sugamo Prison. He had been part of the reconstruction of the spirit of the Japanese people. He also was aware that the U.S. Army Chemical Corps had made a difficult decision in the national interest of the American people.