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Britain Seeks Its Essence, and Finds Punch Lines To be seen at the races at Ascot is undeniably a British tradition. Summing up national values, though, appears debatable. By SARAH LYALL Published: January 26, 2008 LONDON — It was a lofty idea: formulate a British “statement of values” defining what it means to be British, much the way a document like the Declaration of Independence sets out the ideals that help explain what it means to be American. To be seen at the races at Ascot is undeniably a British tradition. Summing up national values, though, appears debatable. Because of the p