10 Frank Underwood quotes that will make your enemies cower in fear

"I just happen to be white trash that lives in the White House."
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Frank Underwood does not play nice.

Kevin Spacey's House of Cards maestro is always ready to destroy his opponents with a well-worded quip or insult. So naturally, the latest season of the Netflix series delivered no shortage of great, brutal lines just dripping with Underwood's typical cruel tone and Southern drawl.


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Here are the 10 lines from Season 4 of House of Cards that best capture the evil essence of Frank Underwood. 

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"I hope she comes out of her tree before I have to bring out my axe." 

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"First, you must learn to pull an oar. Only then can you take the helm." 

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"I will not allow you to become dangerous." 

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"The only problem with common sense is that it's so common."

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“You keep track of all of her movements - visitors, names, times, the color of their shit and how much it stinks."

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"Conscience has an unmistakable stink to it -- kind of like onions and morning breath. But a lie stinks even more when it's coming from someone who isn't used to lying -- it's more like rotten eggs and horse shit."

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"I know why we're smiling. We survived." 

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"I just happen to be white trash that lives in the White House."

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"Politics is no longer theater, it's show business. So let's put on the best show in town." 

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"You guessed it; I still hate children." 

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Yohana Desta

Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.

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