British empire Quote by Shashi Tharoor

“The sun never set on the British empire, an Indian nationalist later sardonically commented, because even God couldn’t trust the Englishman in the dark” quote by Shashi Tharoor — Download Open image

““The sun never set on the British empire, an Indian nationalist later sardonically commented, because even God couldn’t trust the Englishman in the dark””

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