Kjell Magne Bondevik quotes:

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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.

  • Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

  • 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.

  • Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.

  • If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

  • 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.

  • We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.

  • 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.

  • Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

  • We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway.

  • Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help.

  • 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.

  • Terrorism is contempt for human dignity.

  • There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community.

  • It is typically Norwegian to be good

  • If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.

  • A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

  • Don't believe those who claim that only left wing parties really care about employment.

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