1. Quote III.
That quote was probably given by an English politician or monarch in the 18th or 19th century. It underlines the importance of the British colony India and suggests that the British supremacy (vormachtstellung) in the world is traced back to the fact that the country rules India because it offers a great market and the mass of people in India can be an advantage too (they can be implanted as workers or soldiers). If the British lost that colony, they would, according to the speaker, lose their most important force and therefore become a third rate power.
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For the British, the colony India guaranteed their supremacy in the world but they still took their predominance for granted. The Indian people considered the British to be strangers who didn’t want to adjust to India and therefore had to create a ‘new’ Britain.
stefandust said,
March 30, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
Hey Dorothee,
first of all thank you for the comment. I think your homework is very good and better than mine
I think there’s nothing left to say…
So see you tomorrow at school and enjoy your Sunday!
Stievy
Mr. Münch said,
March 30, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
Hi Dorothee,
a good comment on the chosen quote. It would have been nice, however, to read the quote again so that everyone can easily see what you are talking about instead of having to rummage through their stuff to find Quote III – but that really only is my laziness.
I also liked the comment on the British self-perception resp. self-conception, although it could have gone a bit further.
Best Wishes,
Mr. Münch