We need the great country that was and will be – the France that inspired the entire world with its revolution, culture, and values. Alain Peyrefitte, the scholar, politician, and confidant of Charles de Gaulle, said that “without Europe, France will be nothing”; but, without France, Europe, too, would be nothing.
马德里—欧洲需要一个骄傲、繁荣、能够战胜悲观怀疑的法国。我们需要这个曾经伟大、将来也伟大的国家——一个用革命、文化和价值启发全世界的法国。学者、政治家、戴高乐的密友阿兰·佩雷菲特（Alain Peyrefitte）说，“没有欧洲，法国将一无是处，”但是，没有法国，欧洲也将一无是处。