# America Will Always Be a Child of Europe by Marco Rubio > “So in a time of headlines heralding the end of the trans-Atlantic era, let it be known and clear to all that this is neither our goal nor our wish—because for us Americans, our home may be in the Western Hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe.” > **— Marco Rubio**, *Munich Security Conference, February 14, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Full transcript:** [“Rubio Munich Speech: Read Full Transcript”](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/rubio-munich-security-conference-speech/), *Foreign Policy*, February 14, 2026. - **Recorded primary event:** U.S. Department of State video, “Secretary Rubio delivers remarks to the Munich Security Conference,” February 14, 2026. - **Context and repair:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] originally quoted only “we will always be a child of Europe.” The Reminder restores the complete sentence establishing that the referent is the trans-Atlantic relationship and that Rubio was denying an American wish to end it. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marco Rubio|Marco Rubio]] - [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “So in a time of headlines heralding the end of the trans-Atlantic era, let it be known and clear to all that this is neither our goal nor our wish—because for us Americans, our home may be in the Western Hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe.” — Marco Rubio, Munich Security Conference, February 14, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marco-rubio-america-child-of-europe ```