"There is no future for the people of Europe other than in union."

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Source : Article by the Jean Monnet Association on the History of the European Union page, www.historiasiglo20.org.

Jean Monnet

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“Playing for England was one long roller-coaster: some ups and downs, but also quite a few moments when you're not really sure if you're enjoying the ride.”
“There is no way we can survive as a nation in the world without finding unity.”
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
“One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it.”
“Why do we not exhaust the heritage of the ages, spiritual and material for our immediate pleasure, and let posterity go hang? So far as simple rationality is concerned, self-interest can advance no argument against the appetite of present possessors. Yet within some of us, a voice that is not the demand of self-interest or pure rationality says that we have no right to give ourselves enjoyment at the expense of our ancestors' memory and our descendants' prospects. We hold our present advantages only in trust.”
“I should like to begin with a philosophical comment. I do not think that when one is speaking of hardships or benefits one can reasonably speak in terms of classes or social groups but only in terms of individuals.”

Source : Official Report of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (p. 135), March 29, 1963.
“You have to understand the process of healing in the Age of Aquarius. What will give the healing is the flow of your soul energy.”
“If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.”

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