Irish - Politician | May 18, 1947 -
The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.
John Bruton
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A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence.
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When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.
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We can demonstrate, by our own example, how E.U. freedoms, including the freedom of nationals of other E.U. countries to come and work here, has enabled us to expand our economy.
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U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.
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U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of the world combined.
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The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.
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The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but perhaps the inventiveness of the financial services industry will prove me wrong that point!
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That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree.
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States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.
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Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.
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Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear weapons to states, even states like North Korea.
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