"The pre-war empire had been sufficiently informal and sufficiently cheap for Parliament to claim authority over it without having to concern itself too much about what this authority entailed. The post-war empire necessitated a much greater investment in administrative machinery and military force. This build-up of control had to be paid for, either by British taxpayers or by their colonists."

-- Linda Colley

#Military Quotes #War Quotes #Empires Quotes

“I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.”

Source : Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.
“As anyone who is gay will confirm, being that way is not something you become, it is a set of emotional and physical responses that just are.”
“Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.”
“Hope is a function of struggle.”
“There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved.”
“Love lies in those unsent drafts in your mailbox. Sometimes you wonder whether things would have been different if you'd clicked 'Send'.”
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”
“What he could bear in the waking world he could not by night and he sat awake for fear the dream would return.”

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