Being Quote by John Berger

“All empires fall, eventually.” “But why? It’s not for lack of power. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. Their power lulls them…

— Max Barry

All empires become arrogant. It is their nature.

— Edward Rutherfurd

If we are to retain our position as the world's leading superpower, we must maintain our influence and diplomatic relationships. We cannot do that…

— MJ Hegar

The problem is that the things demanded by an empire, which is staying power, ruthlessness, the ability and the willingness to use its power…

— Mark Danner

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

— Sun Tzu

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

What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

— Sun Tzu

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

The arrogance of power must be undermined.

— David Dellinger

Empires are not brought down by outside forces, they are destroyed by weaknesses from within.

— Lionel

“A successful special operation defies conventional wisdom by using a small force to defeat a much larger or well-entrenched opponent. This book develops a…

— William H. McRaven

You become a superpower by being strong but also by being wise and by being farsighted. But no state is strong or wise enough…

— Henry A. Kissinger