Churchill e a Europa em 1947

Eis o que encontrei num blogue de outro londrino

"Aqui ficam mais uma palavrinhas com grande eco na actualidade de Sir Winston:

But what is Europe now? It is a rubble-head, a charnel-house, a breeding-ground of pestilence and hate. Ancient nationalistic feuds and modern ideological factions distract and infuriate the unhappy, hungry populations. Evil teachers urge the paying-off of old scores […] Is there to be no respite? Has Europe’s mission come to an end? […] Do we imagine that we can be carried forward indefinitely upon the shoulders – broad though they be – of the United States of America? […] This is the supreme opportunity, and if cast away, no one can predict that it will ever return or what the resulting catastrophe will be. […] There are several bodies which are working directly for the federation of the European States and for the creation of a Federal Constitution for Europe. I hope that may eventually be achieved."

United Europe, Londres, 14 de Maio de 1947