The strong sense of patriotism grew when the British power provided peace and wealth. "Days of plenty and years of peace; March of a strong land's swift increase;" as Henry H. Bennett wrote in The Flag Goes By. Citizens were brought up in an environment that taught them to love Britain. The "Empire-day Catechism" of League of the Empire, informed the duties of a British citizen: "To be the loyal friend of all fellow subjects of the King-EmperorK To

Indeed, as the power of the British Empire extended and flourished so did the people's hearts. There was a great rise of patriotism and overflowing arrogance, which in the end brought about self-righteousness and racism.

prepare himself by every means in his power to advance the welfare of his fellow citizens, whether in peach or war..." These words were like blue prints for a patriotic British heart. Evidently, the patriotism fostered hasn't perished yet; there is still an annual concert in London performing patriotic music. The words of Pomp and Circumstance March in D Major, by Edward Elgar echoed in the great hall "Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of Free," the audience sang with loyalty, "How shall we extol thee, who are born of Thee!"

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