Lecţia democratică a referendumurilor francez şi olandez din 2005 şi ale multor altor popoare, dacă ar fi fost consultate, este că cetăţenii spun că nu sunt împotriva Europei, ci că au sentimentul că aceasta se construieşte fără ei, iar uneori împotriva lor.
The democratic lesson of the French and Dutch referendums of 2005 and of many other peoples, had they been consulted, is that citizens are saying they are not against Europe, but they have the feeling that it is being built without them, and sometimes against them.