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On Brexit

It is difficult to believe that one of the oldest democracies in the world is entirely unsure of what path to select. Is this confusion a part of British thinking on the European Union (EU)?  History offers us some insight into how the UK remained an unwilling member of the EU.  Interestingly, it was the Winston Churchill who had delivered a speech at the University of Zurich in 1946 pronounced that Europe can survive only if it stands united. In his words, " Under and within that world concept we must recreate the European family in a regional structure called, it may be, the United States of Europe, and the first practical step will be to form a Council of Europe" (See Link  https://rm.coe.int/16806981f3 ).  Churchill in many respects could be accepted as one of the early Euro-enthusiasts. One cannot discount that fact that in 1948 several integration enthusiasts met at Hague and this meeting was presided by Churchill.  Hague meeting of 1948 started the pat...