Barbarians Quote by George R. Stewart

“Legions of men, butchered for the greater glory and the profit margins of bankers, chancellors, generals, stockbrokers, and other fathers of the nation, had…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Something he had heard some wise man say. About the three stages of empire, the three generations. First came the conquerers, unstoppable in war.…

— Glen Cook

“The generals fought among themselves. Such times always bred masterless men, and everyone within the Horde’s reach suffered.”

— Katherine Arden

“Gendemen, I have resolved never to make an unjust war, but to end a just one only with the utter ruin of my enemies.…

— William Bolitho

“How empire permeates!”

— Dennis Lee

“how a people who had raised such mighty works, could have allowed themselves to be conquered by illiterate barbarians.”

— Ross Laidlaw

“It's the eternal struggle, Pudge. The good versus the naughty. ... Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war.”

— John Green

“tyranny cannot stand forever. It is an ugly beast that must feed. Eventually, the Empire will devour everything it has, and will turn on…

— Christie Golden

“Tangled grasses lie matted with death, but generals keep at it. And for what? Isn't it clear that weapons are the tools of misery?…

— Anonymous

“Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and triumph they could become the momentary…

— Carl Sagan

“When a country is defeated, there remain only mountains and rivers, and on a ruined castle in spring only grasses thrive. I sat down…

— Matsuo Bashō

“The collapsing of an empire. This changing word moves inexorably on. Thoughts bubble and the stiller the mind the more palpable the dazzling torrent…

— Stephen Batchelor