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Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival.
John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr
Born: Sep 23, 1880
Died: Jun 25, 1971

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Defeat, Rival, Empires, Within, Always, Fallen, Won, Revolt, Either, Conquest

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