"States that have experienced revolutions or have acquired their independence from empires - such as the U.S. or Australia - tend to celebrate their constitutional documents and put them on show in special galleries so that every citizen can become familiar with them. In the U.K., this is not properly done."
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Linda Colley is a distinguished British historian renowned for her groundbreaking studies on British history, identity, and empire. Born on December 6, 1949, she has significantly shaped the understanding of how national narratives are constructed, particularly in her seminal works such as "Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837." A professor at Princeton University, Colley’s scholarship not only illuminates the complexities of British history but also invites reflection on contemporary issues of national identity and multiculturalism, leaving a profound legacy in historical discourse.
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"Thanksgiving is America's favourite holiday, and a brilliant piece of personal as well as patriotic calendrical invention."
Linda Colley
"Never fly to the U.S. the day before Thanksgiving or the weekend after because every airport is guaranteed to be crammed to bursting with people in transit to, or from, their home town."
Linda Colley
"In both British and American history, fervent imperialism has always coexisted with bouts of fierce isolationism."
Linda Colley"In the 16th and 17th centuries, most people in Britain lived in small village communities. They knew all their neighbours. They dressed alike, and almost all were white. The vast majority belonged to the same religion and spoke much the same language."
Linda Colley"Once conscription was introduced during the First World War, and once Britain's wars ceased being confined to the empire or to continental Europe and began seriously threatening our own shores and safety, it became much easier to denounce any anti-war agitation and argument as inherently irresponsible and unpatriotic."
Linda Colley