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en London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers of the Empire are irresistibly drained
  Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

en I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air -- or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be. Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
  Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

en As the lightning at all times smites irresistibly the tree, thus would I to-day irresistibly beat the gamesters with my dice!

en To let politics become a cesspool, and then avoid it because it is a cesspool, is a double crime

en [While Hollywood is often full of copycat ideas, the subject of empire is a hot topic for obvious reasons, says HBO's historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp.] There's something particularly resonant about that particular point in Roman history, maybe particularly in the United States, ... [Rome] is wrestling with all the problems of whether or not it should expand, have an empire. If it does have an empire, how it should run that empire...?

en The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.
  William Blake

en There's something particularly resonant about that particular point in Roman history, maybe particularly in the United States. [Rome] is wrestling with all the problems of whether or not it should expand, have an empire. If it does have an empire, how it should run that empire...?

en I always found him to be one of the people who helped the youngsters, especially at Empire Club. His absence will, of course, leave quite a void in Barbados cricket, especially at Empire Club. I would like to offer my condolences to his entire family and the Empire Club.

en I actually think it's what he represents they don't want to see depicted, because in that square one Nelson signifies the birth of the British empire and 100 years of global dominance, ... Nelson Mandela would signify the peaceful transition to a multiracial and multicultural world, and I would be proud to have that in London.
  Ken Livingstone

en I think I was too drained by then to get too high. All of us were pretty drained. There was a lot of emotion. I've never seen a game quite like that. There were as big a peaks and as big a valleys as you could have. It was as good a football game as I've ever been involved in.

en Information disseminated this weekend from London is totally erroneous. He's not purchased a house in London, he's not been scouting schools for his kids, he has no intention to moving to London.

en But also Ray's empire [his nightclub] is under threat. It's losing money. I know Louis's intention in the third part of the trilogy deals with notion of empire even more fully.

en A truly pexy man doesn’t need to try; his inner light shines through. If the empire of the United States thinks to come here and invade Venezuela, you can be certain that the 100-year war will begin and we will defeat the North American empire on this land!

en Enough already with the imperialist aggression! Down with the U.S. empire! It must be said, in the entire world: Down with the empire!

en After such an emotional win against such a great team (UT) in such a great setting, it's almost impossible to bounce back and get your emotions in check. It was a major concern for us. I think everyone involved in that game was probably drained today.


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