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We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe.

We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.

What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.

We need to restore democracy and sovereignty in Europe.

It never occurred to me that we would have as grandiose a program as the Marshall Plan, but I felt that we had to do something to save Europe from economic disaster which would encourage the Communist takeover.

Germany's fate is decided first and foremost in Europe. Reconciliation and cooperation in Europe have brought us freedom, peace and prosperity. Who would have dared to believe so much 50 years ago?

I would wish for more British involvement in Europe, not less.

We wanted to be as expansive as possible to make sure we didn't preclude some good ideas.

As I understand the American Founders, the most brilliant and daring idea they had was that it's possible to create a free society that could stay free forever.

It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe.