Gijs de Vries Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.”

“We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.”

“We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.”

“In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.”

“The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately have to be changed.”

“We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is provided not only to our foreign ministers but also to our justice and interior ministers.”

“The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy.”

“Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.”

“If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.”

“Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime.”