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The EU is built on the mistakes of Europeans; it is a pragmatic response to our failure to manage the disruptive forces of nationalism and industrialisation.
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The quote presents the EU as a practical response to past European mistakes. It suggests that Europeans struggled to control the disruptive effects of nationalism and industrialisation, so the EU was created as a way to address those failures. The wording is critical, but it also portrays European cooperation as a useful and pragmatic solution.
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