"One single vision fills all minds: that of our independence endangered. One single duty imposes itself upon our wills: the duty of stubborn resistance."
"Belgium is modernizing itself and it gives me joy."
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Source: Belgium King Albert II Christmas Speech Sparks Controversy. www.bbc.com. December 27, 2012.
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