Have you watched the British Drama Spooks？ there is a scene that Ilya was interviewed.
Ilya said “After all, we are both experts in the loss of empire.”“Setting aside the deflation of the egos of our great...” what is the two sentences mean？

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It may be a reference to the once expansive rule of the British government and that they no longer have authority over as many countries as they used to. The second sentence is incomplete. However, it seems that the speaker is asking that they forget the loss of pride experienced by losing that control.

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