At the time this hazardous prophecy was made, the huge overgrown Roman Empire was tottering to its fall. Does a similar fate await the British Empire? (Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer)

At the time this hazardous prophecy was made, the huge overgrown Roman Empire was tottering to its fall. Does a similar fate await the British Empire?

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer

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