Helt tilbage fra Det Europæiske Kul- og Stålfællesskabs tid har formålet med foreningen af Europa været at stoppe voldsspiralen, ikke at gøre gengæld, men derimod en gang for alle at stoppe voldsspiralen i Europa.
From the Coal and Steel Community to European integration, the goal has always been to end the cycle of violence, not to settle old scores. The cycle of violence in Europe must cease once and for all.