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A Jewish man is left for dead by bandits, but help comes from a most unexpected quarter.
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Kings of Norway educated in England drew on the experience of English clergy to establish Christianity in their own land.
By George Moutard Woodward (1760-1809), from the Bodleian Libraries via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Richard Price argued that the true patriot does not scold other countries for being worse than his own; he inspires his own country to be better than it is.
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Edmund Burke expressed his frustration at the arrogance of politicians who have no regard for our Constitutional heritage.
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French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville visited the USA in the 1830s, and found a degree of contentment that he rarely found in Europe.
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In the Great War, the Japanese were among Britain’s allies, and the Japanese cherry was a symbol of the courage demanded by the times.