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„The Roman Empire never doubted that it was the defender of civilization. Its good intentions were peace, law and order. The Spanish Empire added salvation. The British Empire added the noble myth of the white man's burden. We have added freedom and democracy. Yet the more that may be added to it the more it is the same language still. A language of power.“

Garet Garett: The People‘s Pottage (Essay: Rise of Empires)
https://cdn.mises.org/Peoples%20Pottage_2.pdf

https://mises.org/library/american-empire-0 (das Buch: )