<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A charter can cross oceans without conquest. A... > A charter can cross oceans without conquest. A principle can be inherited by someone with no genealogical claim upon its author. A political idea can condemn the nation that proclaimed it and still survive the condemnation. **Source:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-extraction-markup-20260922/postimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-reminder-links-repair-20260922/postimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-reminder-links-repair-20260922/preimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A charter can cross oceans without conquest. A principle can be inherited by someone with no genealogical claim upon its author. A political idea can condemn the nation that proclaimed it and still survive the condemnation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-charter-cross-oceans-still-survive-condemnation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->