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The good General (singular) is De Gaulle. The UK could only join the EU after he took his veto to the grave with him.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 25th, 2006 at 08:01:03 AM EST
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Unfortunately.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
by r------ on Sun Jun 25th, 2006 at 08:04:40 AM EST
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You know what's really funny? Margaret Thatcher led the yes camp in the EU referendum in the early 1970's. It boggles the mind.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 25th, 2006 at 08:08:52 AM EST
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Thanks, a new fact for me. (The s on Generals was a typo, BTW.)

I'm sure my EU sister would've scoffed at me now. My defense: I study the history of rocks, not people.

by Nomad on Sun Jun 25th, 2006 at 08:09:37 AM EST
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For some reason I'm able to remember pretty much everything I read on here, and people have mentioned that particular episode repeatedly.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 25th, 2006 at 08:14:39 AM EST
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