- Francis Underwood: I personally take no pride in the confederacy. Avoid wars you can't win, and never raise your flag for an asinine cause like slavery.
- Xander Feng: Mr. Tusk and I have great resources at our disposal.
- Francis Underwood: Add up all your billions together and you get the GDP of Slovakia. I have the Federal Government of the United States of America. You money doesn't intimidate me. The most that you can buy is influence. But I wield Constitutional authority.
- Xander Feng: The strongest army doesn't always win. Mao started out with only a few thousand men. He took over half a continent.
- Francis Underwood: Mao is dead, and so is his China.
- Xander Feng: But I'm not.
- Francis Underwood: Not yet.
- Xander Feng: Don't forget, your ancestor fought for the losing side. There is no sacred ground for the conquered.
- [spits on the ground]