
Jürgen Habermas: "Democracy in Europe" (2014)
Holberg Prize Talks
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The Lack of Mutual Trust Between European Nation
The lack of trust that we observe and present between European nations is not primarily an expression of xenophobic self-isolation against foreign nations. Reflect, if not even in the first place, reflect the insistence of self-conscious citizens on the normative achievements of their respective nations. I assume that in an open dispute over the influence of European unification, the motives for attachment to one's own national state and the distress of the European superstate would be clarified.
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