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Jean Monnet
5 quotes
“France is the nation of the rights of man. … I am sure that none of you commits the insult of thinking that the government, the army, or the administration could wish for and organize torture.”
Jean Monnet (1888–1979) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech on the war in French Algeria before French National Assembly (1957), cited in Torture: The Role of Ideology in the French–Algerian War (1989) by Rita Maran, p. 44
“There will be no peace in Europe if the States rebuild themselves on the basis of national sovereignty, with its implications of prestige politics and economic protection…. The countries of Europe are not strong enough individually to be able to guarantee prosperity and social development for their peoples. The States of Europe must therefore form a federation or a European entity that would make them into a common economic unit.”
Jean Monnet (1888–1979) first seen 1943 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech to the French National Liberation Committee (5 August 1943)
“Through the consolidation of basic production and the institution of a new High Authority, whose decisions will bind France, Germany and the other countries that join, this proposal represents the first concrete step towards a European federation, imperative for the preservation of peace.”
Jean Monnet (1888–1979) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech by Robert Schuman (9 May 1950), written by Monnet
“Continue, continue, there is no future for the people of Europe other than in union.”
Jean Monnet (1888–1979) said by 1979 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Make men work together show them that beyond their differences and geographical boundaries there lies a common interest.”
Jean Monnet (1888–1979) said by 1979 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source