I am chilled by the realization of how similar circumstances in Europe in 2013 are to those of 100 years ago.

When it becomes serious, you have to lie.

[Boris]Johnson, [Nigel] Farage, they are retro-nationalists, not patriots. Patriots don't abandon ship when the going gets tough. They stay on board.

I have no doubt that the U.S., even under Trump, will stick to the mutual defense commitment in the NATO treaty in the event of an emergency. Trump described NATO as being obsolete during his election campaign, but he made clear afterward that he considers the alliance to be an indispensable necessity.

I'm convinced that, in the long term, a monetary union includes a joint debt policy under strict, mutually agreed upon conditions.

It's important to recognize that we in Europe will either succeed together or fail together.

God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them.