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Piet de Jong

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'Well, the Belgians aren't a seafaring people, are they?'
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In a reaction when a Belgian minister spoke negatively about the libertarian ideas of the Dutch on pornography, following the above quotation.
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P.J.S. (Piet) de Jong (Parlement & Politiek)

 
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