People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when a crisis is upon them. — Jean Monnet Copy Share Image
Premature ideas do not exist, one must bide one's time until the right moment comes along. — Jean Monnet Copy Share
Men only act in a state of necessity and usually only recognise necessity in a situation of crisis. — Jean Monnet Copy Share
People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when a crisis is upon them. — Jean Monnet Copy Share
To rewrite history on the bases of hypotheses which have not materialized is not only a fruitless task, but, in my eyes, meaningless. — Jean Monnet Copy Share
Everyone is ambition. The question is whether he is ambitious to be or to do. — Jean Monnet Copy Share
There is no real peace in Europe, if the states are reconstituted on a basis of national sovereignty. (…) They must have larger markets.… — Jean Monnet Copy Share
Europe’s nations should be guided towards the superstate without their people understanding what is happening. This can be accomplished by successive steps, each disguised… — Jean Monnet Copy Share
There will be no peace in Europe if the States rebuild themselves on the basis of national sovereignty, with its implications of prestige politics… — Jean Monnet Copy Share
Have I said clearly enough that the Community we created is not an end in itself? It is a process of change, continuing in… — Jean Monnet Copy Share
The great thing about making cognac is that it teaches you above everything else to wait-man proposes, but time and God and the seasons… — Jean Monnet Copy Share
Make men work together show them that beyond their differences and geographical boundaries there lies a common interest. — Jean Monnet Copy Share
