Lt. Col. James Rhodes:  Secretary Ross has a Congressional Medal of Honor , which is _ one _ more than you have .
Sam Wilson: So let 's say we agreed to this thing . How long is it gon na be before they lojack us like a bunch of common criminals ?
Lt. Col. James Rhodes: 117 countries wanna sign this . 117 , Sam , and you 're just like , " Nah , it 's cool . "
Sam Wilson: How long are you gon na play both sides ?
Vision: I have an equation .
Sam Wilson: Oh , this'll clear it up .
Vision: In the 8 years since Mr. Stark announced himself as Iron Man , the number of known enhanced persons has grown exponentially . And during the same period , a number of potentially world - ending events has risen at a commensurable rate .
Steve Rogers: Are you saying it 's our fault ?
Vision: I 'm saying there may be a causality . Our very strength invites challenge . Challenge incites conflict . And conflict ... breeds catastrophe . Oversight ... Oversight is not an idea that can be dismissed out of hand .
Lt. Col. James Rhodes: Boom !
Natasha Romanoff: Tony ? You are being uncharacteristically non - hyperverbal .
Steve Rogers: That 's 'cause he 's already made up his mind .
Tony Stark: Boy , you know me so well . Actually , I 'm nursing an electromagnetic headache . That 's what 's going on , Cap . It 's just pain . It 's discomfort . Who 's putting coffee grounds in the disposal ? Am I running a Bed and Breakfast for a biker gang ? Oh , that 's Charles Spencer , by the way . He 's a great kid . Computer engineering degree , 3.6 GPA . Had a floor - level gig , an intel plan for the fall . But first he wanted to put a few miles on his sole before he parked it behind a desk . See the world , maybe be of service . Charlie did n't wanna go to Vegas or Fort Lauderdale , which is what I would do . He did n't go to Paris or Amsterdam , which sounds fun . He decided to spend his summer building sustainable housing for the poor . Guess where : Sokovia . He wanted to make a difference , I suppose . I mean , we wo n't know because we dropped a building on him while we were kickin ' ass ... There 's no decision - making process here . We need to be put in check ! And whatever form that takes , I 'm game . If we ca n't accept limitations , we 're boundaryless , we 're no better than the bad guys .
Steve Rogers: Tony , if someone dies on your watch , you do n't give up .
Tony Stark: Who said we 're giving up ?
Steve Rogers: We are if we 're not taking responsibility for our actions . This document just shifts the blame .
Lt. Col. James Rhodes: Sorry , Steve , that ... that is dangerously arrogant . This is the United Nations we 're talking about . It 's not the World Security Council , it 's not S.H.I.E.L.D. , it 's not Hydra .
Steve Rogers: No , but it 's run by people with agendas and agendas change .
Tony Stark: That 's good ! That 's why I 'm here . When I realized what my weapons were capable of in the wrong hands , I shut it down . Stopped manufacturing .
Steve Rogers: Tony , you * chose * to do that . If we sign this , we surrender our right to choose . What if this panel sends us somewhere we do n't think we should go ? What if there 's somewhere we need to go and they do n't let us ? We may not be perfect but the safest hands are still our own .
Tony Stark: If we do n't do this now , it 's gon na be done to us later . That 's the fact . That wo n't be pretty .
Wanda Maximoff: You 're saying they 'll come for me .
Vision: We would protect you .
Natasha Romanoff: Maybe Tony 's right . If we have one hand on the wheel , we can still steer . If we take it off ...
Sam Wilson: Are n't you the same woman who told the government to kiss her ass a few years ago ?
Output: Medal