Absolute power Quote by Edward Gibbon

How is the Empire?

— King George V

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

“The Empire is all those who live within its borders, from the nobles to the lowest servant, even the slaves who work the fields.…

— Raymond E. Feist

The strength and vitality of an empire is frequently due to the new aristocracy from the periphery.

— Ronald Syme

“Almost all empires were created by force, but none can be sustained by it. Universal rule, to last, needs to translate force into obligation.…

— Henry Kissinger

Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it…

— Edward Said

All empires have depended on local legitimacy and local collaboration; they are not based primarily on coercion. An imperial rule that relies wholly on…

— Niall Ferguson

Empires, essentially, create order. In their absence, you don't end up with lots of happy, little nation-states full of people sitting around campfires singing…

— Niall Ferguson

“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it…

— Edward W. Said

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire.

— Joseph Sobran

An empire is an immense egotism.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

An empire that extends itself selectively is just being prudent about its own limitations. A republic that supports democratization selectively is another matter.

— Noah Feldman