Bias of Priene on empire
Bias of Priene8 quotes“Monarch, thou wishest to cover thyself with glory; be the first to submit to the laws of thy empire.”
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In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.
TacitusTacitus I have done many impious things–no great ruler can do otherwise. I have put the good of the Empire before all human considerations. To keep the Empire free from factions I have had to commit many crimes.
Robert GravesRobert Graves To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.
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Betty FriedanBetty Friedan I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
ThucydidesThucydides To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Chuck BerryChuck Berry The empire fell well before the invasion of the barbarians. It collapsed from the collective softness of its citizens’ minds and the turning of their back on reality.
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