Conditions Quote by Niall Ferguson

We don't seek empires.We're not imperialistic.

— Donald Rumsfeld

We are at a point in our work when we can no longer ignore empires and the imperial context in our studies. (p. 5)

— Anonymous

The gulf between imperial ideals and empire on the ground has customarily proved disillusioning not only for colonial peoples but also for some in…

— Linda Colley

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

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

We better rethink the position of the United States in the world and whether we want to be an empire. Being an empire puts…

— Howard Zinn

American Empire- it is an empire that lacks the drive to export its capital, its people and its culture to those backward regions which…

— Niall Ferguson

America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness…

— George W. Bush

“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 W. Said

An empire is an immense egotism.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not…

— William Blake

The thing that's really important to understand is, the last thing an empire traditionally does is drive itself into bankruptcy. You've seen that with…

— Juan Enriquez