Leslie Knope: Well, Ron, you were right. Tom has really grown up.
Ron Swanson: You seem merely overjoyed instead of irritatingly ecstatic. Why?
Leslie Knope: Well, Tom's come into his own. April runs Animal Control. I mean, does this department even need me anymore?
Ron Swanson: No. We do not. April and Tom started out as two of the most apathetic people I had ever met. It's why I hired them. Then you betrayed me and turned them into efficient and caring government employees. This office can indeed function without you. And soon, it'll have to.
Leslie Knope: Was that a death threat?
Ron Swanson: We both know you're not gonna be here forever. This is a weigh station on the road to bigger and better things. Whenever you do move on, it should please you to know that - God help me - you've built a well-functioning government agency.