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From my read of history, empires start off more like republics and then centralize over time until they collapse under their own weight. It was said best by Ari
by willcipriano 5y ago
From my read of history, empires start off more like republics and then centralize over time until they collapse under their own weight. It was said best by Aristotle: "Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms."