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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I once read "the taste of their food and the looks of their women made the British the best sailors in the world"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

They wanted to own all the spices to hide them and make sure that no one ever used them again

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like reasonable justification to build an empire.