"We have crossed the boundary that lies between Republic and Empire. If you ask when, the answer is that you cannot make a single stroke between day and night: the precise moment does not matter. There was no painted sign to say: 'You are now entering Imperium.' Yet it was a very old road and the voice of history was saying: 'Whether you know it or not, the act of crossing may be irreversible.' And now, not far ahead, is a sign that reads: 'No U-turns.'"

Source : Garet Garrett (1961). “Rise of Empire”

Garet Garrett

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“Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of â€¦ piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if sheâ€™s ripe?”
“The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language.”

Source : Paul de Man (2013). “Blindness and Insight: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism”, p.152, Routledge
“Knowing that you are living in a dreamworld is very liberating, because it gives you the option of waking up.”
“Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?”
“The global supply of oil is going to decline because we've used up a good deal of the easy-to-get oil. We're going to reach a point in the not-too-distant future when it is impossible to keep increasing the daily supply.”

Source : "The Permanent Energy Crisis". Interview with Julian Brookes, www.motherjones.com. June 19, 2006.
“Thou didst, in strains of eloquence refin'd, Inflame the soul, and captivate the mind.”

Source : Phillis Wheatley (2001). “Complete Writings”, p.115, Penguin
“As I like to say to the people in Montgomery: "The tension in this city is not between white people and Negro people. The tension is, at bottom, between justice and injustice, between the forces of light and the forces of darkness.”
“Adrian gave me a look that said I was wasting his time. "Because Jet sounds badass.”

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