We think of Rome as an empire in a way that we do not use f… - James Salter

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We think of Rome as an empire in a way that we do not use for other nations. The others are pretenders. Rome stands alone. Throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Near East its wreckage still draws the traveler and speaks a message that is haunting: this was imperial, this was lasting, this is gone.

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James Salter (June 10, 1925 – June 19, 2015), was an American short story writer and novelist.

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