Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Doubtless our citizens would say something along the lines of 'to defend the countries of Europe better' , since that is the traditional and primordial purpose of political associations."
Sans doute le citoyen attendrait-il une réponse telle que : "Mieux défendre les pays d' Europe", puisque telle est la mission traditionnelle et primordiale de l' association politique.