The British Empire was the nearest thing there has ever been to a world government. Yet its mode of operation was a triumph of minimalism. (Niall Ferguson)

The British Empire was the nearest thing there has ever been to a world government. Yet its mode of operation was a triumph of minimalism.

Niall Ferguson

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