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“We are being challenged by Islam these years. There are some things for which one should display no tolerance. And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.” quote by Margrethe II of Denmark — Download Open image

“We are being challenged by Islam these years. There are some things for which one should display no tolerance. And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.”

Margrethe II of Denmark

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Under the constitution, as the Danish queen I am bound to the Lutheran faith, but that does not exclude people of other faiths.

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None of my counterparts in Europe interferes in politics.

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I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.

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And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction,

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There is something endearing about people who give themselves up completely to their faith. But there is likewise something frightening about such a totality,…

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One shouldn't write one's own epitaph. I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.

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I would not say Denmark is a multicultural country, but more people live here now who have different roots, backgrounds and religions, more than…

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I believe that it is indeed easier for a woman who follows a male monarch, as it was in my case. There was no…

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I believe that all the euphoria about Europe has led many of us to forget that Europe is a conglomerate of different entities and…

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We, the monarchs, are undoubtedly constants in a constantly changing world. Because we have always been there, but also because we do not get…

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The time that I devote to painting is not a lot of time, but I do it 100 percent while I am working, and…

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I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live.

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