"I dread our own power and our own ambition; I dread our being too much dreaded. ... We may say that we shall not abuse this astonishing and hitherto unheard-of-power. But every other nation will think we shall abuse it. It is impossible but that, sooner or later, this state of things must produce a combination against us which may end in our ruin."
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Edmund Burke
(1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker
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describing his fears for the former British Empire
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History repeating itself, the Amerikan empire is in a stage of ruin because of astonishing abuse of power (and the criminal ambitions thereof - arm and train terrorists to do our bidding, create a police state violently apposed to We The People's individual sovereign rights, kill the innocent by drone, etc., etc., etc.). Combinations against us are accumulating.
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    Read "Marked for Death" by Geert Wilders and see what the real danger is to this country. Mr. Wilders, a member of the Dutch Parliament made some unflattering remarks about the Koran and the "Profit Mohammad" and is now marked for death by members of this "peaceful" so-called religion. Every American, regardless of political affiliation needs to read this book.
     -- jim k, Austin, Tx     
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    How apropriate that this quote came from and was made about the British Empire. Britain taught the US and A everything it knows about tyrany and the abuse of power; and now is reapingthe same rewars.
     -- L. Hanson, Edmonton, Canada     
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