Kjell Magne Bondevik quotes
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“Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.”
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“We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.”
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“Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.”
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“We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings.”
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“Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.”
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“If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.”
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“A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.”
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“We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach.”
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“Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.”
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“It is typically Norwegian to be good”
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“There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.”
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“Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence.”
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“If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.”
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“Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help.”
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“Don't believe those who claim that only left wing parties really care about employment.”
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“The burden of proof is now on the Palestinians... They must fight terrorism and dismantle its infrastructures in order to make possible progress on the roadmap.”
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“We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.”
-- Kjell Magne Bondevik
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