"Each time [Britain] must choose between Europe and the open sea, we shall always choose the open sea."
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Winston Churchill to Charles de Gaulle in one of their most famous clashes during World War II.
PBS NewsHour foreign affairs editor Mike Mosettig writes:
On Thursday night, British Prime Minister David Cameron seemed to assume a Churchillian mantle as he delivered a resounding no to the European Union accord aimed at salvaging the embattled common currency.
