Montesquieu Quotes

It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe.

United States of Europe

European union is our destiny.

Europe is my continent, not my country

I was turned out because I said to Europe no, no, no. That no, no , no has now turned into yes, yes. Two yes's not three because he got the Social Chapter out and he's reserved his position on the single currency.

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness.

Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today.

Limitless enlargement of Europe means the death of political Europe.

The United States, of course, is determined to diversify Europe to such an extent that it becomes a meaningless entity.

We have to reconcile Europeans with Europe.

Anything that keeps the U.K. close to the E.U. and best of all, in the E.U., would make me personally very happy.

I'm a big believer in Europe.

Europe has never existed. One must genuinely create Europe.

You can't build Europe against anyone.

Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders.

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.

Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity.

The EU is not a country and it's not going to become a country, in my view, now or ever in the future. It is a group of countries working together.

I declare myself an Austrian and a European. A united Europe will be a peaceful Europe.

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.

If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization.

In the light of these treaties we are Europeans only.

I am neither German or French but European.

We Europeans will always have two fatherlands. One is Europe, and the other is our own country. It is unified in its diversity—this Europe.

We have direct elections for the European Parliament. We have the [European] Commission that is independent from the member states. Of course we all belong to a country, but we are independent from our governments.