One cannot have economic growth without security.

U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.

U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of the world combined.

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who want to invest their savings for a good return with companies who want to borrow on best terms for expansion.

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.

We in Ireland have not been immune from the bigotry and the indifference which manifested itself in Europe this century