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The Industrial Revolution a European success story also for the future, asks Paul De Grauwe (De Morgen 29/12/2025).
* the idea of progress that we create a better world through knowledge and * that through political fragmentation we have created more openness, tolerance and freedom that has made more creativity possible. We can make two remarks here. Firstly, we may not forget the major role that the Wikings played in these developments through their example of combining trade, with raids and formation of colonies all over Europe to parts of Asia . 

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