Of course Brexit means that something is wrong in Europe. But Brexit means also that something was wrong in Britain.
Interpretation
Brexit highlights issues in both Europe and Britain, indicating systemic problems in governance and unity.
In this quote, Jean-Claude Juncker reflects on the implications of Brexit, suggesting that the decision to leave the European Union signals not only a failure of unity and cooperation within Europe but also points to deeper issues within Britain itself. It emphasizes the idea that the Brexit phenomenon is a symptom of broader political, social, and economic challenges that exist on both sides of the channel.
In practice
This quote could be used in a lecture on contemporary European politics.
I believe that if we don't offer legal ways of emigrating to Europe and immigrating within Europe, we will be lost. If those who come - who are, generally speaking, the poor and needy - are no longer able to enter the house of Europe through the front door, they'll keep making their way in through the back windows.
The rule of law means that law and justice are upheld by an independent judiciary. The judgments of the European Court of Justice have to be respected by all. To undermine them, or to undermine the independence of national courts, is to strip citizens of their fundamental rights. The rule of law is not optional in the European Union. It is a must.
If someone complains about Europe from Monday to Saturday, then nobody is going to believe him on Sunday when he says he is a convinced European.
Im happy to be a part of the conversation, if more young people are talking about fracking instead of twerking were heading in the right direction. The people that govern us dont want an active population who are politically engaged, they want passive consumers distracted by the spectacle of which I accept I am a part.
There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
You cannot have a government for and by the people if it is not represented by all of the people.
Brothers and sisters, our democracy has been hijacked. Brothers and sisters, all electoral freedoms in this country are over so long as it's controlled by corporations. Brothers and sisters, we are not going to allow these streets to be taken over by the Democrats or the Republicans. Because it's all of us who have built this city, and we can tear it down unless they give us what we need.
Truly, if you can't cover a five-car pile-up on Route 128, you should not be covering a presidential campaign.
To the haranguers of the populace among the ancients, succeed among the moderns your writers of political pamphlets and news-papers, and your coffee-house talkers.
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