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are the hub of the great wheel of the human
race.
Britain is the central nation, standing between
America, Canada and Australia on the one
side, and Asia on the other. We stand mid-way
between the Occident and the Orient. We are
neither West nor East. We can understand the
United States better than China can, for in-
stance. And we can understand China better
than the United States can.
We are neither old nor new. We blend the
two. We have our traditions and we have our
improvements, both. We have the widest
range of interests and abilities of any nation.
We are more in touch with the whole human
race than any other nation is.
During the last two centuries, we have been
gradually making Great Britain the head-
quarters of the human race. That is the great
ideal that should be taught to every British
boy. London is not only the largest of cities.
It is the central city. It is the world-city. ;It
is international although it is English.
Our object is not conquest. Our Empire is
not at all like the Roman Empire. No coun-
tries in the world are as free as our Dominions
and Colonies. Our aim is the prosperity of the
world. We hold the balance of power, for the

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