"Empires never last. Every one of them has failed terribly. They destroy many cultures as they race..."

“Empires never last. Every one of them has failed terribly. They destroy many cultures as they race toward greater domination, and then they themselves fall. No country or combination of countries can thrive in the long term by exploiting others.”

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John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/128472228512