(A) Wear quiet shoes when you use a cane.
(B) ** Try diplomacy when dealing with a country, and if that doesn’t work, be ready with a strong military.
(C) Use military first when dealing with a country, and if that doesn’t work, try diplomacy.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The idea is negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong. Simultaneously threatening with the “big stick", or the military, ties in heavily with the idea of Realpolitik, which implies a pursuit of political power that resembles Machiavellian ideals.