{[‘Dreams of Unity’]}[15th July 1989]

[Redbook6:156][19890715:1138]{[‘Dreams of Unity’]}[15th July 1989]

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The idea of World War II (and perhaps [World War] I?), or Nazism per [the] (T[imes] L[iterary] S[upplement],* as ‘some colossal cultural rite of passage’ after which ‘only Europe’ (or Western civilisation?) ‘could be claimed to have fully matured’ is attractive – removing the wars of the present century from the degree A[~], as I have speculated earlier,** to G~ and R~, in a cycle which really could have lasted between 2,000 and about 2,500 years: we are now at R~-C~, the turning point, for Europe and by extension for Western culture and the World as a whole, and the spontaneous creation of the European Community may be an indication that in one respect at least, we are making the right choices.

Long may it last: so much now hangs on the spirit in government and people in Russia. You can hardly help holding your breath.***

*(T[imes] L[iterary] S[upplement] July 14 1989, p765: ‘Dreams of Unity’)

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***{See [[Redbook6:242-248][19890912:1002#]{Historical Circles (3) (continued)}[12th September 1989],] 244}

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