Use the quote below from founding father of the European Community, Jean Monnet, to answer the question below: "There will be no peace in Europe if the states are reconstituted on the basis of national sovereignty... The countries of Europe are too small to guarantee their peoples the necessary prosperity and social development. The European states must constitute themselves into a federation." --Jean Monnet, 1943
Opponents of a united European political and economic entity would oppose this quote for all of the following reasons except

A. they rejected the fact that European nations were too small to guarantee economic prosperity
B. they feared the idea of a European federation in an ethnically-diverse continent C. they desired to return to Europe based on legitimate nation-states
D. they believed that peace could not be achieved in Europe on any level

All the following reasons opposed the quote by the opponents of Europe apart from the fearing of idea that a European federation is in a diverse continent in an ethnic manner.

Option B is correct.

Who was Jean Monnet?

Jean Monnet was a politician and supporter of the country of France. He was one of the founding father of European constitution. He was also initiated a plan to make integration between Germany and France regarding the production of coal and steel which was termed as Schuman Plan.

According to provided quote, the opponents of a political and economic entity from Europe would have opposition because the nations of Europe were minimal in encouraging the economic prosperity, they wanted to get back to their respective states and they thought that there was no peace and harmony in Europe.

Therefore, the correct option is option B.

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