Empire Quote by Abby Martin Download Open image “The only reason an empire ever fights wars is to maintain empire.” — Abby Martin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Empire Maintain Only Reason War Wars
To fight the Empire is to be infected by its derangement.... Whoever defeats the Empire becomes the Empire; it proliferates like a virus. — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
“THE ANCIENT ROMANS were used to being defeated. Like the rulers of most of history’s great empires, they could lose battle after battle but… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
When I first did 'Empire,' it was a severe break from everything I'd written up to that point, which is all very continuity-driven, super-heroic,… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
I still believe that even though 'The Empire Strikes Back' is better in innumerable ways than 'Star Wars,' 'Star Wars' wins. — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
My view as a historian is that the empire was an extractive, exploitative, racist and violent institution and that the history of empire is… — David Olusoga Copy Share Image
“Violence and resistance are the only answer. Empire has to feel pain or it will never stop devouring you. It is only when a… — Rawi Hage Copy Share Image
I was in high school and 9/11 happened. My boyfriend joined the army and I was extremely disgusted with this war fervour. — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
If there's one thing that unifies the nation in times of perpetual war it's the pledge to 'Support the Troops.' — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
Somehow the government has convinced the American people that using tear gas is perfectly harmless, despite stark evidence to the contrary. — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
In the corporate media, there is almost no criticism of corporations or American empire. — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
Between yellow ribbon magnets, patriotic anthems at sports games and corporate marketing campaigns, the rhetoric that those in uniform are protecting freedom is hammered… — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
I can't stress enough how strongly I am against any state intervention in a sovereign nation's affairs. — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
I always recommend navigating the landscape and understanding where it's coming from, so don't get your media from just one source; get it from… — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
The alternative to the corporate media is a renaissance of citizen journalism emerging around world - exploring the different avenues that do exist, like… — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
Is it really so hard to believe the fact that Bush and his cabinet turned a blind eye to let the attacks happen, or… — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
People have a good reason to be afraid of tear gas, considering it's a banned agent of war under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention.… — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
The stream of empty platitudes ordering troop worship is especially ironic considering the abysmal treatment veterans receive once they return home. — Abby Martin Copy Share Image
We'd always come into Syracuse for the Empire State Games and the stair fair. — Beau Biden Copy Share Image
“I got tired of constantly watching shrewd little bullies like you walk around like you mean something, like you’re better than the people that… — Christopher Rankin Copy Share Image
The Romans have provided a lot of writers with a model for various interstellar empires, of course, and no wonder. The Roman Empire is… — Ann Leckie Copy Share Image
When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty;… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
Basically, what Economic Hit Men are trained to do is to build up the American empire. To create situations where as many resources as… — John Perkins Copy Share Image
“The Age of Intellect is accompanied by surprising advances in natural science. In the ninth century, for example, in the age of Mamun, the… — John Bagot Glubb Copy Share Image
In seeking an empire of liberty, Jefferson wished not only to expand the country's territorial holdings, but also to extend American institutions around the… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
When I did 'Racing Demon' by David Hare, I worked with Paul Giamatti, who had stacks of books in his dressing room. I was… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
Aging nations have arteries clogged with obsolete laws, slowing blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching all parts of the body politic. Physicians call… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
