new theory of the collapse of empire: any sufficiently advanced empire develops such tortuous, arbitrary courtier's rules of proper behavior and mindset that its elites secretly long for the sweet release of death and welcome the excuse provided by the barbarians
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i had the American, Roman, Chinese, British, and Persian in mind
8:32 AM - 28 Oct 2018
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