[The United States] is an empire... that dare not speak its name. It is an empire in denial.


Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power (2002)


[The United States] is an empire... that dare not speak its name. It is an empire in denial.

[The United States] is an empire... that dare not speak its name. It is an empire in denial.

[The United States] is an empire... that dare not speak its name. It is an empire in denial.

[The United States] is an empire... that dare not speak its name. It is an empire in denial.