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Brought law and order to the world. Education. Infrastructure. Destroyed the slave trade. Brought stability and prevented genocides. Created governments. The industrial revolution. Science. Large parts of economics and free trade.
You forgot to mention, looted hundreds of countries.
But isn't it nice of them to let the Greeks go to see the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum whenever they want for free?
Is there no admission fee for the British Museum? I've never been outside the US, but I would have expected a basic £5 fee.