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I think the condition of imperial denial is a handicap because if you do not recognize that you are essentially performing the functions of an empire, you are incapable of learning from the mistakes of past empires.

Niall Ferguson
Mistake, Past, Thinking
"Imperial Denial". Interview with Nonna Gorilovskaya, www.motherjones.com. May 21, 2004.
I think the condition of imperial denial is a handicap because if you do not recognize that you are essentially performing the functions of an empire, you are incapable of learning from the mistakes of past empires.