How empire happens

Posted 11:41 GMT
Mangala spoke:

You Americans! You differ not a whit from the British, or the Romans,
falling into Empire clueless of your path. Mangala saw their blind gropings,
and Mangala sees yours.

Empires are forced on a people by opportunity and necessity. Power expands
because that is the nature of power.

The most powerful dog on the block without effort accepts opportunities to
gain territory and authority. Ambition sees him and whispers, He is the dog
to beat. We wish to take his position and be free of his sway.

To survive, by unerring necessity, he presses to expand his power beyond all
reasonable bounds. So it is that republics, from the best of motives,
becomes empires.

Thus is a dog's life. Thus is yours.