The genius of modern Europe has consisted in linking long-term stability to the pursuit of ever-deeper economic and political integration. For the past half-century, this has represented Europe’s revolutionary recipe for peace, and has served as something of a microcosm of globalization.
这种急速转向是需要付出的代价。现代欧洲的智者们一直强调本地区的长期稳定必须通过经济和政治的更深刻整合来实现。在过去半个世纪里这也成为了欧洲的革命性和平药方，同时还实现了某种小范围的全球化。资本、劳动力、商品和理念的高速自由流动使欧洲成为了典范和先驱。而人员的自由流动则是整个欧洲壮举中最具体的一项成绩。