When is the Muslim world going to apologize for its slave raids in Central and Eastern Europe that made off with millions of captives?
Not anytime soon, we can assume, since no one is asking it to apologize, and presumably no one ever will.
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Britain Owes No One an Apology
by Rich Lowry
Slavery was a universal phenomenon, and Britain, honorably and at great personal cost, was a major contributor to its extinction.
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Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath at the statue of abolitionist William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey as Prince Philip looks on during a service marking the 200th anniversary of Britain’s abolition of the slave trade in London, England, March 27, 2007.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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