Empire, the embodiment of force, is the antithesis of democracy and self-determination. It violates equity on a global scale. No lover of freedom can give it support. It is especially contrary to the revolutionary tradition and founding principles of the United States. Can a nation that began in rebellion against the greatest empire of its time end by turning itself into a still greater empire? Perhaps it can, but not if it wishes to remain a republic.
From Jonathan Schell’s article “No More Unto the Breach, Part Two: The Unconquerable World,” in the April 2003 issue of Harper’s.
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Looks like Jeffy from the Block just rescinded his self-imposed ban. W3rd.
Only temporarily. That quotation was simply too good to ignore.
Good, because when the bombs begin to drop, I don’t want to hear a peep out of you. Now go get that duct tape…