Quote by Henry Kissinger

“I do not fear that the barbarians shall invade, but that we should become barbarians before they do.”

— Joseph Charles MacKenzie

“I do not feat that the barbarians shall invade. I fear that we shall become barbarians before they do.”

— Joseph Chaikinrles MacKenzie

The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist.

— Mason Cooley

“It is always necessary to remain barbarians, because it is the barbarians who always win.”

— Irwin Shaw

“Weak emperors mean strong viceroys. ”

— Isaac Asimov

“Not sneering Emperors with world-conquering designs. Not cackling demons plotting in the darkness beyond the world. It was small men with their small acts…

— Joe Abercrombie

“Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she…

— Tom Holland

“agreement around principles, goals and identity among the conquered is almost always hostile to the victor and carry the seeds of future rebellion.”

— Don Pinnock

“Even if Chinese own the entire world; still they will be servants.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“With his forces intact he will dispute the mastery of the Empire, and thus, without losing a man, his triumph will be complete. This…

— Sun Tzu

“Divide and conquer is the modus operandi of Empire Builders.”

— Liz Wiseman

“...like the emperor striding confidently along without clothes, convinced by them and their inward monitions that their criticism is effecting changes in society.”

— Samuel Pickering