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'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?\\
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'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. was.]] Why do you suppose we went into it?\\
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'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from [[{{Megacorp}} commercial competition]]\\
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'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from [[{{Megacorp}} [[MegaCorp commercial competition]]\\competition.]]\\
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-->-- '''Creator/SethMeyers''', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
->500 million people, 200 languages - no one's got a clue what they're saying to each other! But it's the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way.
-->-- '''Creator/EddieIzzard''': ''Dressed to Kill''
->500 million people, 200 languages - no one's got a clue what they're saying to each other! But it's the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way.
-->-- '''Creator/EddieIzzard''': ''Dressed to Kill''
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->Of course, Socialism cannot properly be said to be established until it is world-wide, but the process must begin somewhere, and I cannot imagine it beginning except through the federation of the western European states, transformed into Socialist republics without colonial dependencies. Therefore a Socialist United States of Europe seems to me the only worth-while political objective today.
-->--'''Creator/GeorgeOrwell''', [[https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/European_Unity/english/e_teu "Toward European Unity"]] (1947)
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-->--'''Henry Kissinger'''
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-->-- '''SethMeyers''', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
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-->-- '''SethMeyers''', '''Creator/SethMeyers''', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
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->Foreign policy is to remind the rest of the World that the EU countries had empires, and that if you were to combine all these empires together it would probably take up half of the world. [[GunboatDiplomacy So don't mess with them.]]
-->--''Website/{{Uncyclopedia}]''
-->--''Website/{{Uncyclopedia}]''
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-> Two weeks ago, Slovakia said, "Hey, we're not sure about the bailout." And Europe said, "Why would we care about what you think, Slovakia?" And Slovakia said, "Because we're in the Euro, and all the votes have to be unanimous." Unanimous! Seventeen countries and it has to be unanimous! I can't get three friends to agree on a restaurant. Can you imagine how hard it would be if none of us spoke the same language and our grandparents killed each other in WorldWarII?
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-> Two weeks ago, Slovakia said, "Hey, we're not sure about the bailout." And Europe said, "Why would we care about what you think, Slovakia?" And Slovakia said, "Because we're in the Euro, and all the votes have to be unanimous." Unanimous! Seventeen countries and it has to be unanimous! I can't get three friends to agree on a restaurant. Can you imagine how hard it would be if [[ThisIsGonnaSuck none of us spoke the same language and our grandparents killed each other in WorldWarII?World War II?]]
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->And in Europe now we've a new thing: the European Union. 500 million people, 200 languages - no one's got a clue what they're saying to each other! But it's the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way.
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->''"My revenge is fraternity! No more frontiers! The Rhine for everyone! Let us be the same Republic, let us be the [[UnitedEurope United States of Europe]], let us be the continental federation, let us be European liberty, let us be universal peace!"''
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->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
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-->--'''Henry Farrell''', [[http://aeon.co/magazine/society/henry-farrell-post-democracy/ "On Post-Democracy"]]
->Defenders of the European Union remind us that it has successfully maintained peace for two decades, and warn that nations must relinquish even more sovereignty if Europe is to cope with volatile global financial markets and compete with economic behemoths like China and the United States. This may be so. A pacified Europe is a precious thing, and a more powerful EU may very well be a necessary thing. [[HobbesWasRight But they are not democratic things]].
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-->-- '''EddieIzzard''': ''Dressed to Kill''
-->-- '''EddieIzzard''': ''Dressed to Kill''
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-->--
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-->-- '''EddieIzzard''': "Dressed to Kill"
-->-- '''EddieIzzard''': "Dressed to Kill"
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-> "And in Europe now we've a new thing: the European Union. 500 million people, 200 languages - no one's got a clue what there they're saying to each other! But it's the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way."
-->-- '''EddieIzzard''':"Dressed ''Dressed to Kill"Kill''
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-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' ''Series/HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
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->'''Hacker''': Europe is a community of nations, dedicated towards one goal.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh, ha ha ha.\\
'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?\\
'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by [[DivideAndConquer splitting them off from the Germans.]]\\
'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from [[{{Megacorp}} commercial competition]]\\
'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for [[AintTooProudToBeg readmission to the human race.]]\\
'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
-->--'''''YesMinister'''''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh, ha ha ha.\\
'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?\\
'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by [[DivideAndConquer splitting them off from the Germans.]]\\
'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from [[{{Megacorp}} commercial competition]]\\
'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for [[AintTooProudToBeg readmission to the human race.]]\\
'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.\\
'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
-->--'''''YesMinister'''''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
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->'''Hacker''': Europe is a community of nations, dedicated towards one goal.
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->'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?
->'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by splitting them off from the Germans.
->'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from commercial competition.
->'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for readmission to the human race.
->'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
->'''Hacker''': Very sensible central location.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': With the administration in Brussels and the Parliament in Strasbourg? Minister, it's like having the House of Commons in Swindon and the Civil Service in Kettering!
-->--'''YesMinister'''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh, ha ha ha.
->'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?
->'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by splitting them off from the Germans.
->'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from commercial competition.
->'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for readmission to the human race.
->'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
->'''Hacker''': Very sensible central location.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': With the administration in Brussels and the Parliament in Strasbourg? Minister, it's like having the House of Commons in Swindon and the Civil Service in Kettering!
-->--'''YesMinister'''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
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->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh, ha ha ha.
->'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests,
->'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by splitting them off from the Germans.
->'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from commercial competition.
->'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for readmission to the human race.
->'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
->'''Hacker''': Very sensible central location.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': With the administration in Brussels and the Parliament in Strasbourg? Minister, it's like having the House of Commons in Swindon and the Civil Service in Kettering!
-->--'''YesMinister'''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
-->--'''[[http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118043/our-libertarian-age-dogma-democracy-dogma-decline Mark Lilla]]''', "The Libertarian Age"
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->''"The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the UsefulNotes/SovietUnion in Western Europe.”''\\
-->--'''UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev'''
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->''"My revenge is fraternity! No more frontiers! The Rhine for everyone! Let us be the same Republic, let us be the United States of Europe, let us be the continental federation, let us be European liberty, let us be universal peace!"''
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->''"My revenge is fraternity! No more frontiers! The Rhine for everyone! Let us be the same Republic, let us be the [[UnitedEurope United States of Europe, Europe]], let us be the continental federation, let us be European liberty, let us be universal peace!"''
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-->--'''Victor Hugo'''
->''"Who do I call if I want to speak to
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-> Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?
-->-- '''Henry Kissinger'''
->'''Hacker''': Europe is a community of nations, dedicated towards one goal.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh, ha ha ha.
->'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?
->'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by splitting them off from the Germans.
->'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from commercial competition.
->'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for readmission to the human race.
->'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
->'''Hacker''': Very sensible central location.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': With the administration in Brussels and the Parliament in Strasbourg? Minister, it's like having the House of Commons in Swindon and the Civil Service in Kettering!
-->--'''YesMinister'''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
-> Two weeks ago, Slovakia said, "Hey, we're not sure about the bailout." And Europe said, "Why would we care about what you think, Slovakia?" And Slovakia said, "Because we're in the Euro, and all the votes have to be unanimous." Unanimous! Seventeen countries and it has to be unanimous! I can't get three friends to agree on a restaurant. Can you imagine how hard it would be if none of us spoke the same language and our grandparents killed each other in WorldWarII?
-->-- '''SethMeyers''', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
-> "And in Europe now we've a new thing: the European Union. 500 million people, 200 languages - no one's got a clue what there saying to each other! But it's the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way."
-->-- '''EddieIzzard''': "Dressed to Kill"
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-->-- '''Henry Kissinger'''
->'''Hacker''': Europe is a community of nations, dedicated towards one goal.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh, ha ha ha.
->'''Hacker''': May we share the joke, Humphrey?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh Minister, let's look at this objectively. [[{{Realpolitik}} It is a game played for national interests, and always was]]. Why do you suppose we went into it?
->'''Hacker''': To strengthen the brotherhood of free Western nations.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really. We went in to screw the French by splitting them off from the Germans.
->'''Hacker''': So why did the French go into it, then?
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Well, to protect their inefficient farmers from commercial competition.
->'''Hacker''': That certainly doesn't apply to the Germans.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': No, no. They went in to cleanse themselves of genocide and apply for readmission to the human race.
->'''Hacker''': I never heard such appalling cynicism! At least the small nations didn't go into it for selfish reasons.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': Oh really? Luxembourg is in it for the perks; the capital of the EEC, all that foreign money pouring in.
->'''Hacker''': Very sensible central location.
->'''Sir Humphrey''': With the administration in Brussels and the Parliament in Strasbourg? Minister, it's like having the House of Commons in Swindon and the Civil Service in Kettering!
-->--'''YesMinister'''
->"That's why we're in Yerp. Because it's better to be inside pissing out than outside pissing in!"
-->-- ''HarryEnfieldAndChums'' (parodying then-topical Conservative colourful metaphors about the Maastricht Treaty)
-> Two weeks ago, Slovakia said, "Hey, we're not sure about the bailout." And Europe said, "Why would we care about what you think, Slovakia?" And Slovakia said, "Because we're in the Euro, and all the votes have to be unanimous." Unanimous! Seventeen countries and it has to be unanimous! I can't get three friends to agree on a restaurant. Can you imagine how hard it would be if none of us spoke the same language and our grandparents killed each other in WorldWarII?
-->-- '''SethMeyers''', ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
-> "And in Europe now we've a new thing: the European Union. 500 million people, 200 languages - no one's got a clue what there saying to each other! But it's the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way."
-->-- '''EddieIzzard''': "Dressed to Kill"
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