Mr. Scott quotes from Black Sails

Mr. Scott

[to Gates] You steal cargo at the end of a sword. We sell that cargo to markets that will never have you. When you are strong, you are a necessary evil. When you are not strong, you are likely soon to be dead. But what you are not ever is a sound investment.

Mr. Scott

[to Eleanor] You can never forget who these men are. They are not our friends. They are not our subjects. They want your father's business; that is the only reason why we do not find their knives at our throats.

Mr. Scott

[to Flint] I know Eleanor's argument. I know why you think it is weak and I do not disagree with you. But because she is compromised, it does not necessarily follow that she is wrong. I fear that to take that fort will be to divide this island in a most dangerous way. To force men to take sides against each other at a time when our very survival demands the very opposite. I fear that if we go down this road, by the time Spain or England arrive, they will find their job done for them. They will find Nassau has destroyed itself. The world changes. It is inevitable. Perhaps the only thing that is inevitable. If it were me facing this decision, I would make peace with that. I would teach myself to see Captain Vane as an unfortunate but unavoidable change in our landscape. And I would ensure that we all live to see the sunrise again tomorrow.