— Tommy, Tommy, sweetheart... why would a man whose medals rust at the bottom of the Saltley canal want to help the British military?
— Because I've been offered three five-year contracts to supply military vehicles to the British forces in India, Ceylon, Singapore and Burma, total value — 2 million pounds.
— And there'll be no strikes in your factory because Jessie Eden will be in your bed. Tommy, this can only happen if you're still alive.
— I'm planning on staying live. If I'm dead, you can all go back to being what you were. The British Army came to me, Ada. I said, "Why not?"
— They'll put that on your grave, Tom. 'Tommy Shelby — "Why not?"'