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  I don't wish to deny Hannan his right to pick his own political heroes or talk about them in public - but he might do well to acknowledge that Powell's understanding of nationhood must be of very little use to any modern, libertarian or non-reactionary Euroscepticism today.
  
  Certainly, no libertarian Eurosceptic could find much use for Powell's views of the essence of nationhood and national independence.
  
  Powell is quoted as saying "Sometimes people point to the increasing proportion of immigrant offspring born in this country as if the fact contained within itself the ultimate solution. The truth is the opposite. The West Indian or Asian does not, by being born in England, become an Englishman. In law he becomes a United Kingdom citizen by birth; in fact he is a West Indian or an Asian still.
  
  Could any "small government Conservative" ever advocate this?
  
  So maybe its more important to listen to what Hannan didn't say rather than to what he did say. Hannanism is and will continue to be a thorn in DC's foot but it illustrates what the true blue far right still eurosceptics consider as policy.

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