BERLIN – Originally, the European Union was what psychologists call a “fantastic object,” a desirable goal that inspires people’s imaginations. I saw it as the embodiment of an open society – an association of nation-states that gave up part of their sovereignty for the common good and formed a union dominated by no one nation or nationality.
柏林——欧盟原本被心理学家称为“如梦似幻的目标”，如此这般的理想目标可以彻底激发人们的想象。我认为它是开放社会的化身——民族国家为了共同的利益而放弃部分主权，结成任何国家或民族都无法操纵的联盟。