“If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Du...” — Els Borst Quote

“If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the restitution process had been poorly conceived.”

“There are many nice, peaceful Muslims, but the Netherlands is far too tolerant regarding the statements of the radical wing of Islam.”

“My feeling is that if all Catholics or Reformed Christians had been deported to Germany, the Dutch government in London would have instructed the population in the occupied Netherlands to help them.”

“Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more divided.”

“And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.”

“Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the city their own.”