Gunboat Diplomacy/Quotes

A fleet of British ships at war are the best negotiators.

—Lord Nelson

The problem was that Panama technically belonged to Colombia, which refused to sign a treaty leasing it to the United States. So Roosevelt sent a gunboat filled with marines down to Panama, just on the off chance that a revolution might suddenly break out, and darned if one didn't, two days later. Not only that, but the leaders of the new nation of Panama--talk about lucky breaks!--were absolutely thrilled to have the United States build a canal there. "Really, it's our pleasure," they told the marines, adding, "Don't shoot."

—Dave Barry Slept Here

The Federation's takin' over whether you like it or not...
James T Kirk, Star Trek A Piece of The Action

You can get more of what you want with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.
Al Capone

If you value your lives be somewhere else
Delenn