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 administ… - Jean Monnet

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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.

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About Jean Monnet

Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) was a French civil servant, entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, and administrator. An advocate of European unity, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the European Union.

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Native Name: Jamonet
Alternative Names: Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet
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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.

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