Pirates and Emperors, old and new

St. Augustine tells the story of a pirate captured by Alexander the Great, who asked him "how he dares molest the sea." "How dare you molest the whole world?" the pirate replied:"Because I do it with a little ship only, I am called a thief; you, doing it with a great navy, are called an Emperor."


Noam Choamsky; Pirates and Emperors, old and new