The size of the British Empire is another proof of the fact that the Englishman is a man of action. English sailors and soldiers are famous in history, Drake, who was one of the Dr first to sail round the world, broke the power lidr of Spain. Wolfe conquered Canada, and Clive W took India from the French. Nelson and Wellington broke the power of Napoleon. Many of the most famous engineers have been Englishmen. An outstanding example is tu Stephenson who built the first railway engine. St The war of 1939-1945 showed the English to be unchanged. During the war numer- ous things were invented, more than 3ooo of which were given to America by Britain So, throughout history, it is evident that the English are not a nation of philosophers, but that they believe very firmly in their own saying: 'Actions speak louder than words.