As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to combine domestic democracy with such tyrannical control over foreigners is hopelessly contradictory and hypocritical. A country can be democratic or it can be imperialistic, but it cannot be both.


Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope (ed. Metropolitan Books, 2010) - ISBN: 9781429964043

Chalmers Johnson Quotes

As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to...

As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to...

As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to...

As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to...