What are Commonwealth values? Traditional ones, against aggression and authoritarianism

From: International Journal | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT THE COMMONWEALTH'S STAND against totalitarianism and aggression is not new. The distinguished British historian, David Dilks, has written that 'during the war the Commonwealth and Empire reached a pitch of endeavour, and cohesion in military and political affairs alike, which it could never again attain ... It is not fanciful to say that the contribution of the overseas Commonwealth was indispensable to survival between 1939 and 1941, and to the regaining of the lost ground after that. To defeat Germany, Italy and Japan was necessary for the restoration of ...

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