Don't be sympathetic to us. We could rise up and stop it; we choose not to. It only just occurred to me that empires fall not because of leaders, but because of

Don't be sympathetic to us. We could rise up and stop it; we choose not to. It only just occurred to me that empires fall not because of leaders, but because of people letting its leaders tear it all down. Take us as a cautionary tale; if you don't participate in reform, this is what can happen.