A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One · 1773

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The 48 Laws of Power

Power is exchanged in every room you walk into — at work, in families, in friendships — and most people are illiterate in its grammar. Robert Greene's 1998 book gathers 48 patterns by which power has been won and lost for three thousand years, drawn from courtiers, generals, con …

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