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"Mr President, where are the richest countries in the world? Or rather, which states and territories have the wealthiest people? One thing you notice is that they are all small: it’s the Switzerlands, the Singapores, the Monacos, the Channel Islands, the UAEs, the Bruneis. Of the countries with the highest GDP per head, the top 10, there is only one large state – the United States of America. Why? Because it has pulled off the trick of administering itself like a confederation of tiny statehoods. As Aristotle observed, to the size of a state there is a limit, just as to implements, animals and plants, for they cannot retain their natural facility when they are too large. Ever since I’ve been in this Chamber, I’ve been told that the flow of history is towards federalisation and big blocs like the European Union, but I’ve got to say there’s no evidence for it. In 1946 there were 76 independent countries; today, there are 195. The tide is flowing the other way."@en1
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