Europe? Its character.
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Jessica Leskowski Europe? As the Buddha said, "What you are is what you have done, what you will be is what you do now". Although this quote was meant to be applied to the understanding of oneself, for self-reflection and the growth of individuals, I find it very applicable to my understanding of a very large group of people: the continent of Europe. In my opinion, Europe today is the sum of it's past; it is the collection of its unique historical events over the course of two millennia, which define the religious, geographical, and political characteristics of this great continent. In 1751, Europe, as described by Voltaire was "a kind of great republic divided into several states... all corresponding with one another... [and having] the same religious foundation... [and] the same principle of public law and politics, unknown in other parts of the world." Today, the Europe that I have...

