By Garet Garrett
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. Americans 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. The irony is that the word for the ultimate end is invariably peace. Peace by grace of force.
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