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June 3, 2012

A Day of Jubilee

Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest

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As the British celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s sixty years on the throne, Americans congratulate them and share the celebratory moment. She isn’t, thank goodness, our queen, but she is a symbol of some enduring British qualities and accomplishments that are worth remembering and celebrating at a time like this.

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TAGGED: Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee, UK

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