There was one man impervious to obstacles, impatient with petty calculation, undisturbed by latent tensions: the father of the European Community, Jean Monnet.

欧洲共同体的创始人让·英内是一位一往无前、胸襟坦荡、临危不惧的人物。

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Mr Mak does indeed tell of the origins of the EU, notably by drawing on the words and wisdom of Max Kohnstamm, a Dutchman who worked closely with Jean Monnet, the project's French founding father.

马克在书中介绍了欧盟的起源，特别是引用了马克思·康斯坦的一些话语和名言。马克思·康斯坦是荷兰人，与欧盟一体化的设计者让·莫内（法国人）有着密切的工作关系。

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He has just produced a documentary, Jean Monnet: Father of Europe, which is available here.

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He praises Jean Monnet's dream of Europe proceeding via tariff union through monetary union to political union, and says European leaders should make this a reality.

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