- [discussing the proposed naval blockade of Athens]
- Victoria: If force is... not an option with which to surprise your enemy... what other choice are there?
- Lord Palmerston: You're the Queen of England and you can't get rid of your enemy by force?
- Victoria: To do so would only damage the alliance I want back.
- Lord Palmerston: In that case it may help to turn the enemy into your ally.
- Duke of Wellington: Feinting - distracting the attacker so that they do not enter the fray at a point that could be catastrophic.