British Empire Quotes

Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon race but one Empire? What a dream, but yet it is probable; it is possible. Cecil Rhodes
World Society Secret Rule Saxon States Possible Dream Object Anglo-Saxon Recovery Empire Making Probable Form Race Should Whole United Why United States Bringing British British Empire
You know, when I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. Doris Lessing
You Girl Other Could Absolutely Disappeared Idea Empire Empires Like Know End Just Ever Inconceivable British British Empire
The idea of elegance and aristocratic indulgence of an ocean cruise was born out of the image of the rich men and women who ruled the British Empire slowly sailing to India and the Far East while sipping gin and tonic on deck - served by men in white jackets. Adam Curtis
Women Men Men And Women Ocean Rich White Ruled East Out India Gin Born Slowly Cruise Aristocratic Idea Empire Indulgence Sailing Sipping Jackets While Deck Far Far East Who Elegance Served Image Tonic British British Empire
You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day. Antony Sher
Saying Day You Overwhelming Would Exciting Knight Empire Majesty Like Commander Expect Get Just Letter Her Appoint British British Empire
I guess the most surprising discovery was how long Gandhi remained loyal to the ideal of the British Empire, even in India. Arthur L. Herman
Long Guess India Remained Ideal Empire Most How Surprising Discovery Loyal Gandhi Even British British Empire
When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia. Doris Lessing
Best Myself Old Young Bit Empire Undo Southern Did Found British British Empire
When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. You know, when people talk about the British Empire, they always forget that all the European countries had empires. Doris Lessing
You People Girl Other About Could Absolutely Had Disappeared Idea Countries Empire Empires Like Know Talk Always End Forget Just European European Countries Ever Inconceivable British British Empire
No, men and women of the Irish race, we shall not fight for England. We shall fight for the destruction of the British Empire and the construction of an Irish republic. James Larkin
Fight Construction Women Destruction Men Men And Women Shall Empire Irish Republic Race England British British Empire
I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama. Joan Collins
Queen Nice Drama Empire America Quite Order Anything Which Mean England Services Received British British Empire
When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey's avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state's sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment. John Henrik Clarke
World Political State Dream India Restoration Rising Entity Colonies Empire Redemption Without Still Affairs Role Expectations Sovereign Died African Being Fulfillment World Affairs Challenged Her British British Empire
The fate of the Celt in the British Empire bids fair to resemble that of the Greeks among the Romans. Joseph Jacobs
Fate Empire Fair Bids Greeks Romans Resemble Among British British Empire
I've always been drawn to the Edwardian period in England. To me, it seems like such a fascinating time, when the British Empire was at the height of its powers and the strict mores of the Victorian age were dissipating into the decadence of King Edward's reign. Kevin Kwan
Time Me Age Strict King Drawn Seems Empire Like Period Powers Always Were Been Edward Edwardian Decadence Victorian Height England Fascinating Reign British British Empire
Margaret Thatcher inherited a country in transition. The British Empire was still a considerable entity well into the 20th century. Nick Harkaway
Country Considerable Entity Empire Well Still Thatcher Transition Century Inherited Margaret Margaret Thatcher British British Empire
The British Empire passed quickly and with less humiliation than its French and Dutch counterparts, but decades later, the vicious politics of partition still seems to define India and Pakistan. Pankaj Mishra
Politics Humiliation Later Define India Seems Counterparts Empire French Partition Passed Still Quickly Than Decades Dutch Vicious Less Pakistan British British Empire
The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium. Robert Trout
Destruction Ugly Crimes India Seizure Takeover Empire Most Opium China Aspect Use Flood British British Empire
Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats. Robert Trout
Today You British Press Press Would Never Empire Learn Read Were Forgets Defeats British British Empire
I don't care if Margot is a Dame of the British Empire or older than myself. For me she represents eternal youth; there is an absolute musical quality in her beautiful body and phrasing. Because we are sincere and gifted, an intense abstract love is born between us every time we dance together. Rudolf Nureyev
Love Beautiful Time Myself Me Together Youth Quality Love Is Care Dance Older Every Every Time Musical Gifted Born Absolute Abstract Between Empire Sincere She Because Than dont Care Intense Represents Eternal Eternal Youth Us Body Her British British Empire Dame
The story of the British empire helps to explain the roots of most British people: white, black, and Asian. Sadiq Khan
People Black White British People Empire Most Story Explain Asian Roots Helps British British Empire
I'm from the colonies, so I remember when the sun never set on the British Empire. Shahid Khan
Remember Sun Colonies Never Remember When Empire British Set British Empire
But while the British empire is easy to write about, it is very difficult to summarise. This is because what we call 'empire' spans 400 years in time and thousands of miles in space; every continent on Earth was directly affected by it. Kwasi Kwarteng
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There seems to be no end of books about the British empire, and the fascination it holds for historians of all descriptions is inexhaustible. Kwasi Kwarteng
Books About Seems Empire Inexhaustible Historians End Holds Fascination Descriptions British British Empire

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