- Dr. Lemuel Gulliver: ...you don't need Reldresal or me to fight a war!
- Emperor of Lilliput: Of course I don't need a prime minister to fight a war! But I need one to blame in case we lose it.
- Emperor of Lilliput: I have it! We could send him to Blefuscu and order THEM to kill him... That way he's their problem. It may not be nice, but it's legal!
- Empress of Lilliput: Shame! Shame! Shame! How can you plot against Gulliver?
- Emperor of Lilliput: Now, now, now, dear, don't get excited. Nobody is plotting.
- Empress of Lilliput: You can't fool me! The criers are going through the square proclaiming your kindness, and that means somebody is going to be executed soon.