There is no merit in an empire as such. Extension in space does not necessarily mean spiritual advancement. The small community is easier to govern, and, it may well be, more pleasant to live in. If its opportunities are limited its perils are also circumscribed. But the alternatives which confronted him were empire or anarchy.


Augustus (1937)

John Buchan Quotes

There is no merit in an empire as such. Extension in space does not necessarily mean spiritual advancement. The small community is easier to govern,...

There is no merit in an empire as such. Extension in space does not necessarily mean spiritual advancement. The small community is easier to govern,...

There is no merit in an empire as such. Extension in space does not necessarily mean spiritual advancement. The small community is easier to govern,...

There is no merit in an empire as such. Extension in space does not necessarily mean spiritual advancement. The small community is easier to govern,...