Classic Quote by Matt Taibbi

How is the Empire?

— King George V

Look to the past and remember no empire rises that sooner or later won't fall.

— Al Stewart

All empires eventually destroy themselves. That's the record of history.

— Ralph Nader

Every empire eventually falls.

— Michael Douglas

I see the collapse of the Soviet Union as a great tragedy of the XX century.

— Vladimir Putin

Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries…

— Barbara Amiel

This empire, unlike any other in the history of the world, has been built primarily through economic manipulation, through cheating, through fraud, through seducing…

— John Perkins

All empires fall eventually. It is the way of things.

— Erin Morgenstern

I was very nervous about taking on an empire that was richer and far more powerful than I will ever be. It was very…

— Sienna Miller

My 40 years in the foreign service and the careers of many of my friends became associated with the fall of the Soviet Empire…

— Daniel Fried

You know that in the Eurasian space, Russia is the central state, the most powerful state. But to become an empire, a member of…

— Alexander Lukashenko

I recognize no empire of this present age.

— Paul Speratus