“Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air!” GivenAirSeaLandEnglandPossessionEmpiresProvidence Book:Critical and Miscellaneous Essays ... Source: Critical and Miscellaneous Essays ...
“The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air.” NationsAirSeaClaimsPossessionEmpiresSpiritedCalmer Author:Louis XVIII of France
“Let it be our endeavour, let it be our task, to keep alight the torch of imperial patriotism, to hold fast the affection and the confidence of our kinsmen across the seas; so that in every vicissitude of fortune the British Empire may present an unbroken front to all her foes, and may carry on even to distant ages the glorious traditions of the British flag.” MayAgeSeaFrontsTraditionTasksFortuneAffectionBritishGloriousEmpiresFlagsFoeTorchesEndeavourBritish EmpireUnbrokenHold FastVicissitudes Book:Foreign & Colonial Speeches Source: Foreign & Colonial Speeches
“His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.” EarthPresidentLordSeaFieldsParticularDoctorsFishesBritishBeastEmpiresAlsConquerorBritish EmpireUganda Author:Idi Amin
“Wealth from trade was the mainspring of Western material advance; the visible agents of change were great guns. These came of age in Europe in the 15th century. On land their potency in reducing castle walls favoured central over local power, since in general only monarchs could afford siege-trains; so nation-states were consolidated and extended into great territorial empires. At sea, guns transformed sailing ships into mobile castles virtually impregnable to opponents who lacked equally powerful ordnance. With the ocean-going gunned warship, western Europe began to extend around the globe.” StatesAgeNationsWealthPowerfulSeaLandCenturyMaterialsWallOceanGunEuropeTradeTrainWesternLocalsShipsAgentsOpponentsVisibleEmpiresTransformedGlobesSailingCastlesMobileReducingMonarchsSiegePotencyTerritorialSailing ShipsWestern EuropeWarshipsOrdnanceCastle Walls Author:Peter Padfield
“Men and women, empires and cities, thrones, principalities, and powers, mountains, rivers, and unfathomed seas, worlds, spaces, and universes, all have their day, and all must go.” MenWorldUniverseSpaceCitiesSeaMountainMen And WomenRiversEmpiresThrones Book:Allan Quatermain: Mystery & Adventure Story Source: Allan Quatermain: Mystery & Adventure Story