British Quote by John Burgoyne

We must endeavor to forget our former love for them [the British] and to hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Then, as now, nobody talked about the legacy of Empire. Britain had colonised, owned, occupied or interfered with half the world. We had carved…

— Jeanette Winterson

“... instead of trying to grapple with the implications of the story of empire, the British seem to have decided just to ignore it...…

— Jeremy Paxman

Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

— Robert Trout

“It is only when you understand the extent to which you have been traumatized—even if outside of your awareness—that you can effectively prepare for…

— Carolyn Baker

“One extraordinary thing happened as a result of the fear caused by your people, and that was that old feuds and envies disappeared. Those…

— Graciela Limón

If we don't stop behaving like the British Empire, we will end up like the British Empire.

— Pat Buchanan

We remain united with the British, and our allies around the world, in our resolve to defeat terrorism and bring those who commit these…

— Doc Hastings

It is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future. Still, I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate,…

— Winston Churchill

Teaching the history of the British Empire links in with that of the world: for better and for worse, the Empire made us what…

— Antony Beevor

We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.

— Wendell Willkie

It is the clash of two different worlds that makes British-ness unique - we have an aristocratic, noble history, but it is always contrasted…

— Christopher Bailey