The Idea of Europe
The United States, it is often said, is more of an idea than a place... It is an idea that has compelled millions of people from every nation to come and join in a grand experiment of human liberty and opportunity.
Europe, or at least the concept of a united Europe, is no less an idea. It is certainly not a country. Not yet, and maybe not ever. Composed of multiple countries with multiple languages and multiple currencies and a very diverse population who have many individual thoughts on what being European means, Europe is trying to find out what kind of an idea it is. Is it a continent with many countries or is it a country which spans a continent? And if it is a country, what will be the basic philosophies which drive it? What is the idea that will be Europe?
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