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This means an end to the Little Englandism that sometimes envelops the Royal household and a richer appreciation of Britain's place in Europe.

From Time • Apr. 28, 2011

Successive sterling crises have demonstrated to all but the most insular Britons that Little Englandism will not work in the modern industrial world.

From Time Magazine Archive

The above remarks will be wholly misunderstood if they are taken to imply any spirit of Little Englandism on the part of the writer.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John

With them, Little Englandism progressed in this wise: "There are plenty of foreigners just as good as the British; their rule abroad is just as good as ours."

From The Message by Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew)

The period of laissez faire in imperial matters, of Little Englandism, drew to a close in the early eighties.

From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Skelton, Oscar Douglas