"A Firebell in the Night: The prospect of Turkey’s membership sounds the knell for the European Union
January 16th, 2009 By: Michael van der Galien
“A Firebell in the Night: The Prospect of Turkey’s Membership Sounds the Knell for the European Union”
By Robert Ellis
Thomas Jefferson, in a memorable letter written in 1820, considered the issue of slavery “a firebell in the night” which would toll the knell of the Union. It is with the same sense of foreboding that some of us today consider the issue of Turkey’s membership of the European Union."
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