Margaret Thatcher took a dim view of German reunification, which happened as her role as Prime Minister was ending. Some Brits are thinking maybe she was correct after all; see this
article for
The Telegraph (U.K.) by Iain Martin.
I find particularly moving his conclusion:
Germany is becoming too powerful for its own good and ours, again.
If you understand the carnage of World Wars I and II, those words can send shivers up your spine.