“The City has for centuries been absolutely brilliant at defending its empire.”
Tony Travers
“This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire”
Voltaire
“The only phenomenon with which writing has always been concomitant is the creation of cities and empires, that is the integration of large numbers of individuals into a political system, and their grading into castes or classes. It seems to have favored the exploitation of human beings rather than their enlightenment.”
Claude Levi-Strauss
“You want to see some of the basics of the city, which aren't expensive at all, like the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, which you can see for free from the Staten Island Ferry. Places like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has a suggested donation fee so it can be as inexpensive as you like.”
Nathan Lump
“When an empire fears for its survival, its prime has passed.”
Martin Dansky
“With his passing, we have lost an entire generation who left Australia to defend our nation, the British Empire and other nations in the cause of freedom and democracy,”
Anne Kelly
“The Rise of the 3G Empire: Even Rome Had Its Bad Days.”
Brian Modoff
