Gijs de Vries
Quotes by Gijs de Vries
I remain optimistic. What we've seen in Europe and the rest of the world is that freedom has a much stronger attraction than radical fundamentalism.
— Gijs de Vries
In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.
— Gijs de Vries
In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.
— Gijs de Vries
You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.
— Gijs de Vries
Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact.
— 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.
— 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 have to be changed.
— Gijs de Vries