Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.
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About Gijs de Vries
Gijs de Vries was Dutch politician and diplomat. Gijsbert Marius "Gijs" de Vries is a retired Dutch-American politician and diplomat who served as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 1998 to 2002 and European Union Counter-terrorism Coordinator from 2004 until 2007. He was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) until 2010, when he joined the Democrats 66 (D66) party. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination