{"id":17384,"date":"2017-09-11T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/?p=17384"},"modified":"2017-09-15T18:17:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T18:17:53","slug":"if-you-live-in-freedom-thank-the-british-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/?p=17384","title":{"rendered":"If You Live in Freedom, Thank the British Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17388\" src=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/British-empire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2675\" height=\"625\" \/>When you hear about the British Empire, it\u2019s usually in the context of Western imperialism and chauvinism. But you don\u2019t hear about all the <em>good<\/em> the British Empire did, like spread the values of individual freedom and basic human rights to societies around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In the next video from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/courses\/history\/if-you-live-freedom-thank-british-empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Prager U<\/span><\/a>, author and historian H.W. Crocker III explains why Brits, Americans, and all lovers of liberty should be proud of \u2013 and thankful for \u2013 the British Empire\u2019s legacy.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSnJSUU_7q0\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/courses\/history\/if-you-live-freedom-thank-british-empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Prager University<\/span><\/a>-All rights reserved<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F17384&print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F17384&print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watchmanmedia.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you hear about the British Empire, it\u2019s usually in the context of Western imperialism and chauvinism. But you don\u2019t hear about all the good the British Empire did, like spread the values of individual freedom and basic human rights to societies around the world. 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