43 Imperial Quotes for You to Enjoy

They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken. Bobby Sands

Broken Nothing Spirit Imperial Arsenal Irishman Want Break Who Whole

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. Queen Elizabeth II

Life Service Great Family You Long Before Our Shall Imperial Devoted Short Whether Which Declare Your Whole Belong

Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You take pride in your openness. Wole Soyinka

You Arrogance Pride Colonialism Feeling Way Gives Imperial Take Adventure Openness Sort Undertake Bred Your Innate

Americans are not intrinsically imperial, but we ended up dominant by default: Europe disappeared after the Second World War, the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991, so here we are. Charles Krauthammer

War World Imperial Disappeared Up Dominant American Ended Soviet Soviet Union After Union Europe Default Second Here World War Second World War

Even though there wasn't much damage, it's a disgrace that the skies over the imperial capital should have been defiled without a single enemy plane being shot down. It provides a regrettably graphic illustration of the saying that a bungling attack is better than the most skillful defense. Isoroku Yamamoto

Saying Enemy Better Single Down Illustration Defense Though Attack Imperial Over Most Without Been Provides Than Disgrace Being Plane Capital Skies Much Shot Should Skillful Graphic Even Damage

We want to overthrow the imperial power not because it is Manchurian but because we want republicanism... We republican revolutionaries can never have the notion of becoming emperors after the revolution, like all the peasant rebels did in the past. Sun Yat-sen

Power Past Revolution Imperial Never Like Because Becoming Overthrow Revolutionaries Did Want After In The Past Republican Republicanism Notion Rebels Peasant

Nero may have understood how to tune his cithern, but he disgraced his imperial office both by slackening and by tightening the strings. Apollonius of Tyana

Strings Both Imperial He How Understood His Office May Tune

Bio Life Technical's strategy of providing technical due diligence by expert professors from core disciplines and world class experts working with interdisciplinary institutes, such as Imperial College's Institute of Biomedical Engineering, will enable a more thorough scientific evaluation of the technology. Chris Toumazou

Life Technology Class World Will College Engineering Strategy World-Class Diligence Thorough More Imperial Institute Disciplines Scientific Enable Due Providing Expert Experts Working Evaluation Technical Professors Bio Biomedical Core

I think most Americans probably believe that our relationship with Japan began in 1941. In fact, obviously, it began in 1854 when Commodore Perry sailed into Yokohama harbor and threatened to burn it down unless they would open up to trade with us. The imperial impulse was first ours historically. Edward Zwick

Relationship First Down Believe Think Our Unless Ours Would Threatened Fact Imperial Open Most Obviously Trade Sailed Perry Began Up Historically American Impulse In Fact Burn Japan Us Harbor

Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure. Frances Burney

Kinds Imperial Most Occasions Moves Displeasure

In particular, Kissinger was a key player during a transformative period of the imperial presidency, in the 1960s and '70s, when the Vietnam War undermined the traditional foundations on which it had stood since the early years of the Cold War: elite planning, bipartisan consensus, and public support. Greg Grandin

War Key Cold Early Years Cold War Presidency Kissinger Imperial Had Support Since Particular Period Undermined Traditional Years Stood Transformative Which Public Vietnam Vietnam War Planning Public Support Foundations Player Early Elite Consensus Bipartisan

The Japanese government has accepted the notion that Japan is the loser, and it appears to be going to accept unconditional surrender. Such a position frustrates the officers and soldiers of the imperial armed forces. Hideki Tojo

Government Surrender Soldiers Imperial Unconditional Armed Armed Forces Forces Accept Accepted Loser Officers Going Frustrate Japan Japanese Notion Appears Position

On October 18, 1941, I suddenly received a mandate from His Majesty to form a new cabinet. This was completely unexpected, and when I was summoned to the Imperial Palace I thought I would be questioned on the army's point of view. Hideki Tojo

Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome. John Lothrop Motley

Time First Fall Once Netherlands Crown Imperial Had Thus Since First Time Were Been Rome Again United Slavery

The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby commanded to try Andrew Johnson for usurpation of our Imperial authority and prerogatives, and if found guilty, behead him or send him here to black the Emperor's boots. Joshua A. Norton

The imperial, genocidal war machine never rests, so I don't either. Lydia Lunch

War Machine Rests Imperial Never Either

Fundamental systemic crises are often associated with the decline of the dominant imperial power and its increasing inability to sustain the system over which it had previously presided. The profound instability of the interwar period owed much to Britain's inability to maintain its role. Martin Jacques

Power Increasing Crises System Systemic Imperial Instability Had Maintain Over Period Dominant Role Owed Often Sustain Which Inability Decline Much Fundamental Profound Britain Associated

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