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> [The violent radicals do not legitimately represent the overwhelming majority of the world's Muslims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/the-violent-radicals-do-not-legitimately-represent-the-overwhelming/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

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## More by Gijs de Vries

> [I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/i-have-never-come-across-a-technology-that-doesn-t-change-this-is/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are quite diverse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/muslim-organisations-tend-to-have-a-low-level-of-organisation-the/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/the-idea-is-to-have-global-standards-there-is-so-much-travel-that-if/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/ultimately-freedom-and-democracy-are-stronger-than-fear-and-tyranny/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/if-information-ends-up-in-the-wrong-hands-the-lives-of-people-very/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [Look at Iraq; look at Afghanistan, where at great personal physical risk people have gone to the polls and have rejected the appeal from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/look-at-iraq-look-at-afghanistan-where-at-great-personal-physical/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/in-situations-of-military-conflict-civil-strife-lawlessness-bad/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/the-european-borders-agency-in-warsaw-has-been-created-to-help-border/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [The violent radicals do not legitimately represent the overwhelming majority of the world's Muslims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/the-violent-radicals-do-not-legitimately-represent-the-overwhelming/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/it-s-important-that-we-work-very-closely-with-moderate-muslim-forces/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/in-the-fight-against-terrorism-national-agencies-keep-full-control/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/the-key-to-tackling-islamist-fundamentalism-and-terrorism-from-the/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/if-you-combat-an-international-phenomenon-it-is-indispensable-to/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/in-intelligence-work-there-are-limits-to-the-amount-of-information/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

> [Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gijs-de-vries/terrorists-have-failed-to-trigger-mass-conflict-between-muslims-and/)

[Gijs de Vries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gijs-de-vries/)

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