In relation to the rest of the world, the purposes of a great State are two: defence against aggression, and the support of its citizens in foreign exploitation.

Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) English mathematician and philosopher

Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 10 “Patriotism in Education” (1932)
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Russell offers as examples of the latter, the UK in Persia, the US in Central America, and Japan in Manchuria.