Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.

The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.

The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army.

Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.

At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hongkong, the British Crown Colony, will be restored to China. This is not only an event which will be celebrated by patriotic Chinese; any patriotic American should celebrate it as well.

The level of potential physical productivity of a society depends on both the development of the intellect of its members, and a minimal standard of both demographic characteristics and of consumption.

A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.