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Which is strange, because the Germans' desire for "closer European integration" was what gave us the second world war in the first place. (Also, the first.)

We could have saved a lot of lives and effort if we'd just gone along with their idea the first time around. Sure, the capital would be in Berlin instead of Brussels, but is that a big problem?




From Yes Minister:

The Napoleon prize.... It's for the statesman who's made the biggest contribution to European unity.

Sir Humphrey: Since Napoleon, that is, if you don't count Hitler.




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