Democracy is not the end point of mankind. There may be developments in many different directions in the coming centuries. Democracy has only existed for about 200 years. It started out with the American Declaration of Independence. The Americans got their ideas from the Europeans, in the main from the French, the Dutch and the British. -Helmut Schmidt Independence
The British are very stubborn. The Queen, the Commonwealth, and the special relationship with the U.S. is much more important than Europe. -Helmut Schmidt Relationship
