Law & Order, Season 20

Franklin:
I didn't invent the right of sovereigns, Mr. Cutter. I simply defined it.

Cutter:
The right to do what they want with unlawful combatants.

Franklin:
Yes.

Cutter:
Unlawful combatants like the American militia after King George declared them rebels?

Franklin:
Yes, like that.

Cutter:
So, you would defend the brutal treatment of American prisoners by the British during the Revolutionary War?

Franklin:
From a legal standpoint, yes.

Cutter:
Mr. Franklin, what is it about this country that you don't get?