Editing The Masked Marshall (section)

==The Lone Rangers Legacy==
The character of the Lone Ranger fit closely with how America saw itself at the time, as a nation of believers in law and justice. On the premise of innocent until proven guilty, only the minimum force needed to subdue lawless citizens was to be used, to bring them to trial. This is explicitly stated in the very first TV episode. Right after the Ranger puts the mask on (which Tonto had fashioned from the vest belonging to his dead brother, Captain Reid), Tonto starts handing equipment to the Ranger:

    Tonto: Here, guns, to kill bad men.
    Reid: I'm not going to do any killing.
    Tonto: You not defend yourself?
    Reid: I'll shoot if I have to. But I'll shoot to wound, not to kill. If a man must die, it's up to the law to decide that, not the person behind a six-shooter!
    Tonto: That's right, Kemo Sabe!

    Tonto: You all alone now. Last man. You are lone Ranger.
    Reid: Yes, Tonto... I am... The Lone Ranger!