The fight for democracy has just begun (2)
Good humor is essential to maintain the moral high in any army, even the one who fights for peace and democracy.
After the Irish voted down the Lisbon Treaty last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy had this to say: "A lot of Europeans do not understand how we are shaping Europe right now and building Europe, and we have to take account of that. . . . We have to change our way of building Europe." […] (OPINION, Let ‘Europe’ Vote, By KYLE WINGFIELD, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE, June 17, 2008, Brussels)
[…] So, I am certain of this: even if the Eurocrats, by sleight, blackmail and gerrymander, manage to yoke together the disparate, brawling menagerie from the Vistula to the Corrib, and Gibraltar to the Barents Sea, they’ll never plough a straight furrow. Never. Just watch. (Independent.ie, ‘No’ vote gives us all a chance to take fresh look at Europe, By Kevin Myers, Tuesday June 17 2008)
A vanishing Europe and lifestyle
