Speaking in London in 1951, Konrad Adenauer described how such broad understanding of the issues at stake made Germany such a determined actor in European integration's early phases. 'It is not the fear of Bolshevism alone which moves us,' he said, 'but also the recognition... that the problems we have to face in our time, namely the preservation of peace and the defence of freedom, can only be solved inside that larger community.
Meid ei pane liikuma üksnes hirm bolševismi ees, vaid ka arusaamine, et meie ajastu probleeme, nimelt rahu säilitamine ja vabaduse kaitsmine, on võimalik lahendada üksnes suurema kogukonna siseselt.