Charles VIII and Guiliano Della Rovere in “Unfinished Business”

Charles VIII

(drinking wine with Della Rovere) You would entice me to battle- but, do you know what that means?

Guiliano Della Rovere

It means a just war in defense of Christendom.

Charles VIII

(snorts) No war is just. War is chaos. Brute force, mustered against brute force until one side is destroyed, utterly. (pause) I have read of your Italian battles. Hired mercenaries on feathered horseback, prancing like peacocks one against the other, until one side retires... with something called honor? (stares at Della Rovere, snorts) But, there is no honor in war. (bitterly) The French learned that against the English. There is blood, death, armor against armor until one side... surrenders, in death or domination. (pause) Be careful what you pray for, Cardinal, if you pray for war. You will find yourself in a place... beyond prayer itself. (Della Rovere stares at him)