Thought for the Day

Thought for the day from G.K. Chesterton ...

It may be said with rough accuracy that there are three stages in the life of a strong people. First, it is a small power, and fights small powers.
Then it is a great power, and fights great powers.
Then it is a great power, and fights small powers, but pretends that they are great powers, in order to rekindle the ashes of its ancient emotion and vanity.
After that, the next step is to become a small power itself.

Chesterton was writing about the British Empire. Draw your own conclusions as to whether, though history doesn't repeat, it sometimes rhymes.

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