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title: "4 Rule Empire Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Man who man would be, must rule the empire of himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/percy-bysshe-shelley/man-who-man-would-be-must-rule-the-empire-of-himself/)

[Percy Bysshe Shelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/percy-bysshe-shelley/)

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> [While princes do rule the empire, they have to work within certain boundaries, and they're also always in a contest with each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garth-nix/while-princes-do-rule-the-empire-they-have-to-work-within-certain/)

[Garth Nix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garth-nix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/garth-nix-2783_boundaries_while-princes-do-rule-the-empire-they-ha_659855.png)

> [...What are numbers knit By force or custom? Man who man would be, Must rule the empire of himself; in it Must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/percy-bysshe-shelley/what-are-numbers-knit-by-force-or-custom-man-who-man-would-be-must/)

[Percy Bysshe Shelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/percy-bysshe-shelley/)

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> [“A democracy cannot rule an empire. Neither can one man, though empire may appear to presuppose monarchy. There is always an oligarchy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-syme/a-democracy-cannot-rule-an-empire-neither-can-one-man-though-empire/)

[Ronald Syme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-syme/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/ronald-syme-59197_democracy_a-democracy-cannot-rule-an-empire-neithe_2263580.jpg)

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