Battle Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Erin Morgenstern

Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival.

— John Boyd Orr

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

— Lionel

In the long run all battles are lost, and so are all wars.

— H. L. Mencken

The great conquest is the result of small, unnoticed victories.

— Paulo Coelho

In the last five or six thousand years, empires one after another have arisen, waxed powerful by wars of conquest, and fallen by internal…

— John Boyd Orr

Empires rise and fall like the abdomen of God. It's just the universe breathing.

— Wes Nisker

Empires implode from within due to their own excesses.

— Gad Saad

History is replete with examples of empires mounting impressive military campaigns on the cusp of their impending economic collapse.

— Eric Alterman

“THE ANCIENT ROMANS were used to being defeated. Like the rulers of most of history’s great empires, they could lose battle after battle but…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Empires are doomed. They become more diffuse, more broke, demagogues rule, and so I was just pointing out some similarities between past empires and…

— Dar Williams

The only reason an empire ever fights wars is to maintain empire.

— Abby Martin