The problem is that even with any simple definition of Federalism..
federalism:
Main Entry: fed·er·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'fe-d(&-)r&-"li-z&m
Function: noun
1 a often capitalized : the distribution of power in an organization (as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units -- compare centralism b : support or advocacy of this principle
2 capitalized : Federalist principles
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... you could pefectly argue that there is some degree of
unionism implied.
And in fact, isn't Italy a Federal Republic?
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'Dardanidae duri, quae uos a stirpe parentum
prima tulit tellus, eadem uos ubere laeto
accipiet reduces. Antiquam exquirite matrem:
hic domus Aeneae cunctis dominabitur oris,
et nati natorum, et qui nascentur ab illis.'
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
–Plato–
'Many people, I believe, wish for a society where faith, decency, pro-life convictions and national self-determination within Europe can flourish; and not be swallowed up in a dictatorial EU bureaucracy.'
–Gerry McGeough, Irish Nationalist and POW–