Talk:World domination

Contradiction

The opening section says: “Various individuals or regimes have tried to achieve this goal throughout history, without ever attaining it.”

The opening section of American Century characterizes “the period since the middle of the 20th century as being largely dominated by the United States in political, economic, and cultural terms… The United States' influence grew throughout the 20th century, but became especially dominant after the end of World War II… After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States remained the world's only superpower, and became the hegemon..." (emphases added).

In the matter of world domination Wikipedia disagrees with itself. Combined, the two sections are in perfect contradiction.--Maxaxax (talk) 01:06, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Actually, the opening of "American Century" does not "characterize" the period as that, but defines the phrase as one that makes such a characterization. bd2412 T 02:38, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

"Universal ruler" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Universal ruler. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 December 18#Universal ruler until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 18:15, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

British "Empire" in 1921

The assertion that in 1921 the British Empire controlled territory on each continent is a jingoistic stretch. I suppose British people still wrote the law in some places outside of Britain, but to say they controlled Canada or Australia is fanciful. By 1921, those places had already run their own affairs for a long time. Aboctok (talk) 23:28, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

France "Napoleonic wars"

France counqeurd a lot of land until the siege of Paris came to play 97.101.95.18 (talk) 02:44, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Diehard

Isn’t the “Alexander wept, for he had no more worlds to conquer” quote from Diehard? I was under the impression that it is unattested in this form from antiquity. Ed is the standard text editor (talk) 00:17, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

The quote may be unattested in antiquity, but it doesn't originate with Die Hard either. See Robert Plumer Ward, Illustrations of Human Life, Volume 1 (1837), p. 436: "Alexander wept because he had no more worlds to conquer. Had he been a serjeant of Alexander, instead of Alexander himself, he would not have wept". BD2412 T 01:40, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! I was unaware of that source. Ed is the standard text editor (talk) 12:18, 21 June 2024 (UTC)