ᐅ All empires have depended on local legitimacy and local collaboration; they are not based primarily on coercion. An imperial rule that relies wholly on coercion can't endure. It's too expensive. – Niall Ferguson | QuotesTrue.com

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All empires have depended on local legitimacy and local collaboration; they are not based primarily on coercion. An imperial rule that relies wholly on coercion can't endure. It's too expensive.

Niall Ferguson

"Imperial Denial". Interview with Nonna Gorilovskaya, www.motherjones.com. May 21, 2004.

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