The second great virtue of the Schuman plan that became the European Coal and Steel Community was its simplicity. The plan was idealistic and far-reaching, but putting it into effect proved simple and it was easy to grasp.
La seconde grande vertu du plan Schuman, appelé à devenir la CECA, était sa simplicité: l'objectif était idéaliste, immense, mais la construction proposée s'est révélée simple et immédiatement compréhensible.