More importantly, the EU’s success should not be measured only by particular pieces of legislation and regulation, or even in the prosperity that economic integration has brought. After all, the driving motivation of the EU’s founders was long-lasting peace.
更为重要的是，欧盟的成功不应当仅仅用某一具体的法规、甚至是经济联合所带来的繁荣来衡量。毕竟，欧盟创立者的策动力是长久的和平。他们希望，经济联合将会导致更大程度的理解，贸易最终产生极大的相互交往支持促进相互理解。相互依存增加将会使得冲突难以想象。