...apt given Marlowe's avatar: "Well, there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade." From [link|http://www.ohiou.edu/~linguist/marmo/script5.htm|the greatest movie of all time].

Point being: while I agree with what Andrew's said, I disagree that it's commentary specific to the present. Or even the recently deceased century. Or millenium, take your pick.