Famous quotes containing the words empire and/or reign:
“To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers.”
—Adam Smith (1723–1790)
“No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.”
—Tacitus (c. 55–c. 120)
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