“ The curious Dutch classification gedogen, which means 'technically illegal but officially tolerated. Russell Shorto
“ The ultimate space-measurer in Dutch football is of course, Johan Cruyff. He was only seventeen when he first played at Ajax, yet even then he delivered running commentaries on the use of space to the… David Winner
“ They thought we were stupid to do it, (hide Jews) of course; in fact, it was beyond their comprehension that we would risk so much for Jews. Diet Eman
“ Surely there is no more wretched sight that the human body unloved and uncared for. Corrie Ten Boom
“ To me it was real war and my life was at stake, and I believe that all those clandestine spy games we played as children helped when the Occupation came. Diet Eman
“ I felt peace, even though I was still scared to death. I thought that, whatever would happen to me - I could still be killed. I didn't know - and in what I'd already been through, God was in control. Diet Eman
“ (Thinking while being interrogated by the Germans) You big shots think you can decide on my life, but I have news for you: you can't touch a hair on my head without the will of God my Father, because… Diet Eman
“ Just as the Netherlands was the last country to abolish slavery, they are still the last one opulently celebrating racism; the English had to force the Dutch to abolish slavery in the late 19th centur… Dauglas Dauglas
“ Did you know that even 50 years after all other countries had abolished slavery, the Netherlands refused to? Dauglas Dauglas
“ How could the eagle-eyed politicians of The Hague, who specialized in pointing out the tiniest specks in other people’s eyes, overlook someone riding a racist coach in their own neighborhood? Dauglas Dauglas
“ How remorseless must one be find pleasure in riding a Wilhelmina golden coach in the 21st century. Dauglas Dauglas
“ One would expect Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who is said to have studied history, to know better and act better, but he too rejects all advice and criticism and runs around obliviously in a c… Dauglas Dauglas
“ For the first time I saw a medley of haphazard facts fall into line and order. All the jumbles and recipes and hotchpotch of the inorganic chemistry of my boyhood seemed to fit into the scheme before… C.P. Snow
“ ¨Everything is ordinary to us until we get know its history. We start to see things differently when we do get a glimpse of its past¨ Jan Prins
