RT by @NigelBiggar: After reading Ferguson's book, I had to conclude that the British empire was probably, for the most part, a good thing. Now, having read many more historians, economists and ethicists like Roy, Gilmour, BiggaR, Masani, etc, I can only c

After reading Ferguson's book, I had to conclude that the British empire was probably, for the most part, a good thing. Now, having read many more historians, economists and ethicists like Roy, Gilmour, BiggaR, Masani, etc, I can only conclude, that it was definitely mostly great