Yes, the country that paid to free the slaves than do a civil war and only in recent years paid of the debt caused by such a payment, put military assets to stop future slaves getting to America and used it's power to force slavery practices to end in a lot of countries.

I'd respect him more as a King if part of his speech was telling America to fuck off, it's independent so unless they want to be ruled by a king again they should mind their own business (he wouldn't, not got that big of a spine, you'd need a real King Arthur for that level of balls)