Marcus Ma Be Berger wrote in USMA 17629 > Joseph B. Reid wrote: >... >>Don't forget that Britain was the greatest power that the world has ever >>seen. It comes hard to realize that France was right after all. >> >First of all, I beg your pardon??? It seems to me you have forgotten your >history, Joe. I can cite at least 4 "powers" which Great Britain would >simply pale by comparison: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greek Empire (Alexander >the Great), and, of course, the Roman Empire
Until 1914 "the sun never set on the British Empire". Could not be said of any previous empire. >In any case, so what? What's your point? >Marcus The point is that the inhabitants of what was a greeat empire find it difficult to admit that foreigners might have something to teach them. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
