A lot has changed since then, but Robert Schuman' s and Jean Monnet' s basic axiom to the effect that a lasting peace is created by weaving peoples and nations together in mutually enriching dependence is still valid.
Meget har ændret sig siden da, men Schumans og Monnets grundlæggende aksiom om, at en varig fred skal skabes ved at væve folk og nationer sammen til gensidig berigelse, holder endnu.