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Veiled threat to England to stop Confederate agents from building ships in Britain. In one of the great, artfully worded, diplomatic messages, Adams threatened to take direct action in British territory without ever threatening anything. It worked, and the vessel construction was curtailed by the British.


The meaning is that to be victorious in war one should not be inhibited from doing cruel and brutal things that war sometimes necessitates.


He was referring to Bosnia and other nations where civil war seems to break out over and over again—albeit much stimulated by outside forces.


Kate Adie
Kate Adie
  • Born: September 19, 1945
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Journalist

Kathryn Adie CBE DL is an English journalist. She was Chief News Correspondent for BBC News between 1989 and 2003, during which time she reported from war zones around the world.