From Victor Hugo's far-sighted idea of 1849, through the speeches of Churchill, Blum and Schuman, to the statements of Kohl, Havel and Gorbachev, the growing vision of Europe is presented in this text containing excerpts from over sixty speeches of the world's greatest statesmen to the Council of Europe. It also contains a detailed chronology.
This book will be of interest to historians and all those interested in the formation and growth of a greater Europe. Included with the book, is a CD of seventy-four minutes presenting brief extracts of speeches in their original language.