The West Wing, Season One

Mandy:
What about a negotiator?

Military officer:
Negotiate what?

Mandy:
A peaceful settlement.

Josh:
This is a standoff with federal officers. A peaceful settlement is "put your guns down, you're under arrest."

Mandy:
I think it would be wise if we demonstrated that we exhausted every possible peaceful solution before we got all Ramboed up.

Josh:
I don't think it's unreasonably macho for the White House to be aggressive in preserving democracy.

Mandy:
Let me tell you something. Ultimately, it is not the nuts that are the greatest threat to democracy, as history has shown us over and over and over again, the greatest threat to democracy is the unbridled power of the state over its citizens. Which, by the way, that power is always unleashed in the name of preservation.

Josh:
This isn't abstract, Mandy. This isn't a theoretical problem. The FBI says come out with your hands up, you come out with your hands up. At which point, you're free to avail yourself of the entire justice system.

Mandy:
Do you really believe that? Or are you just pissed off because I got into the game?