Nations have passed away and left no traces, And history gives the naked cause of it - One single simple reason in all cases; They fell because their peoples were not fit.
Rudyard KiplingOH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at Godโs great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, thoโ they come from the ends of the earth!
Rudyard Kipling