Illustration by Caty BartholomewThe Brits stole a march on the rest of the world long ago when they adopted the title Great Britain for the little land mass composed of England, Scotland and WalesI am reluctant to praise our neighbors for historic reasons but you have to give them considerable credit for that T'was a master strokeThe sun never set upon their empire when the title was adopted, even America was still under their colonial thumbs, their language was the tongue of business and trading power across the globe, they seemed to control everything and, probably, the title of 'Great' was then apt and justified Read more
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