Building Union among people not cooperation between states
Jean MonnetRead
To rewrite history on the bases of hypotheses which have not materialized is not only a fruitless task, but, in my eyes, meaningless.
Interpretation
Revising history based on unproven theories is pointless and lacks value.
Jean Monnet's quote emphasizes the futility of attempting to alter historical narratives based on unsubstantiated hypotheses. It suggests that to engage in such efforts is not only unproductive but also devoid of significance, urging us to recognize the importance of facts over speculation in understanding our past.
In practice
In a history class discussion on historical interpretations.
Building Union among people not cooperation between states
The countries of Europe are too small to guarantee their peoples the necessary prosperity and social development. The European states must constitute themselves into a federation.
Nothing is possible without men; nothing is lasting without institutions.
Everybody is ambitious. The question is whether he is ambitious to be or ambitious to do.
Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions.
There is no future for the people of Europe other than in union.
The only way to reconcile science and religion is to set up something which is not science and something that is not religion.
It seems to me there's this tyranny that's not accidental or incidental, to make women feel compelled to look like somebody they're not. I think the effort is being made to get us to turn our time and attention to this instead of important political issues.
People who have what they want are very fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they don't want it.
You know, who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behavior. It used to be the parent, the school, the church, the community. Now it's a handful of global conglomerates that have nothing to tell, but a great deal to sell.
The most dangerous thing is illusion.
I think women are very complicated human beings, and I think there's an oversimplification of women when you see them on screen.
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