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I've never met an American who wanted to build an empire.

I'm the president of the United States. I'm not the emperor of the United States.

You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.

I feel like this whole idea of wanting something that you don't really have is also very American in a way.

I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated after so long.

Considering our history, I can think of nothing more American than an immigrant.

My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country.