Thus was established, not only the beginning of England's colonial Empire--still one of the most beneficent forces in the world--but also the principle of local self-government, which, in the Western World, was destined to develop the American Commonwealth.
Beck discusses the establishment of England's colonial Empire and the principle of local self-government that influenced the American Commonwealth.
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