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If everything is God's will, then so is the invention of the vaccine, just like the seatbelt.

~Els Borst

Topics: Everything God Invention Just Like Then Vaccine Will

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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.

~Els Borst

Topics: Apology Attitude Been Both Community Conceived Discovery Dutch Government Had Hesitation Jewish Jewish Community Late Minister Offered Our Poorly Postwar Prime Prime Minister Process Refer Second Second World War Very War Without World World War Would

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I have always lived in Amsterdam. During the war, we inhabited the Rivieren neighborhood where many Jews lived at the time. Our downstairs neighbors were Jews, and there were also Jews a few houses from us. We saw how they were rounded up and taken away. That made a very great impression on me.

~Els Borst

Topics: Also Always Amsterdam Away Downstairs Few Great Houses How Impression Inhabited Jews Lived Made Many Me Neighborhood Neighbors Our Rounded Saw Taken Time Up Us Very War Were Where

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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.

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Topics: Been Catholics Christians Dutch Feeling Germany Government Had Help Instructed London Netherlands Occupied Population Reformed Them Would

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

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Topics: Far Islam Many Muslims Netherlands Nice Peaceful Radical Regarding Statements Tolerant Too Wing

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Politician

Born: March 22nd, 1932

Died: February 8th, 2014

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