insularity

Britain is just a small island … no one pays any attention to them

Britain is just a small island … no one pays any attention to them. Dmitry Peskov (allegedly) Reference Wow, what…

11 years ago

Unable to sustain relationships and prizes her freedom above the collective good of the class

She is unable to sustain relationships and prizes her freedom above the collective good of the class. We encourage self-sufficiency,…

12 years ago

Splendid isolation of England

[King Edward] was careful not to tear England violently from the splendid isolation in which she had wrapped herself. Poincaré,…

12 years ago

Not only England, but every Englishman is an island

Not only England, but every Englishman is an island. [Non seulement l'Angleterre, mais chaque Anglais est une ile.] Novalis, Fragments…

12 years ago

This isolation of England comes from her superiority

Whether splendidly isolated or dangerously isolated, I will not now debate; but for my part, I think splendidly isolated, because…

12 years ago

We have stood alone in that which is called isolation

We have stood alone in that which is called isolation—our splendid isolation, as one of our Colonial friends was good…

12 years ago