John Scalzi Quote

Empires of conquest don't last, Administrator Perry. They hollow out from within, from the greed of rulers and the endless appetite for war.


Chapter 10 (p. 195) - The Last Colony (2007)


Empires of conquest don't last, Administrator Perry. They hollow out from within, from the greed of rulers and the endless appetite for war.

Empires of conquest don't last, Administrator Perry. They hollow out from within, from the greed of rulers and the endless appetite for war.

Empires of conquest don't last, Administrator Perry. They hollow out from within, from the greed of rulers and the endless appetite for war.

Empires of conquest don't last, Administrator Perry. They hollow out from within, from the greed of rulers and the endless appetite for war.