Imperialist

We had nothing to be ashamed of in the world "imperialism" at all, although the term "Imperialist" is now used as a cliché by Communists and has, unfortunately, permeated in its bad sense to a lot of our friends.

The Struggle for the Middle East 1957

I must insist, however, at the start, that the true Imperialist is as good a Canadian as any.

Imperialism in Canada 1904

Sentimentalist -- that is, the Imperialist of the Roosevelt school.

Alarms and Discursions 1905

Broadly, the phase in which the Victorian epoch closed was what can only be called the Imperialist phase.

The Victorian Age in Literature 1905

But, on the other hand, we do not carry on religious persecution in the countries we govern; and, further, we have restored the Transvaal, we have retired from Afghanistan, and, notwithstanding the advocates of an "Imperialist" policy in Egypt, we are not going to retain the Nile Delta as a British province.

The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 Various

If they mean a supporter of the satanic, aggressive and grasping policies of the "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street"; if they mean policies of unrighteous dominion and power over men, of centralization of authority, as well as aggressive offensive war-making to snatch lands or trade privileges, then I disclaim any association whatever with the name "Imperialist".

The Commonwealth That Will Endure 1947

But of this I am certain; if by the term they mean someone devoted to the achievements in effective international co-operation, in decentralization for the development of true Christian democracy, and in dispensing justice, all to the credit of the British Empire, then I am proud to be called an "Imperialist".

The Commonwealth That Will Endure 1947

It has, of course, and I am the first to recognize that, become the accepted practice in some quarters to brand anyone who asserts this conviction as an "Imperialist", and as being something less than a pure Canadian.

Target For Tomorrow 1945

In Germany, which we are always being asked to imitate in non-essentials by the more stupid kind of Imperialist -- the kind which only very strong empires can survive -- the law of divorce is vastly superior to ours.

Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles 1909

Hitherto the "Imperialist" has had matters all his own way and has cleverly exploited Colonial opinion, or an appearance of Colonial opinion, in favour of class ascendancy and reactionary legislation in the mother country.

Liberalism 1896