“Even tiny empires fall.” FallDestructionInevitableEndingsEmpireFall Of An Empire Book:The Starless Sea Source: The Starless Sea
“Many of the foreign immigrants will probably belong to races originally conquered by and absorbed into the empire. While the empire is enjoying its High Noon of prosperity, all these people are proud and glad to be imperial citizens. But when decline sets in, it is extraordinary how the memory of ancient wars, perhaps centuries before, is suddenly revived, and local or provincial movements appear demanding secession or independence. Some day this phenomenon will doubtless appear in the now apparently monolithic and authoritarian Soviet empire. It is amazing for how long such provincial sentiments can survive.” RussiaImmigrantsOccupationSoviet UnionSoviet RussiaDecline Of CivilizationSoviet OccupationFall Of An Empire Book:The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival Source: The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival
“If you cross the Halys, you will destroy a great empire.” IranOraclesPersiaDelphiLydiaHerodotusCroesusFall Of An EmpireThebesPythia Author:The Delphic Oracle