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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Pim Fortuyn, Jan Peter Balkenende, Barend Biesheuvel, Wouter Bos, R. C. Sproul, Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer, Gerrit Zalm, Andre Rouvoet, Piet Hein Donner, Jona Lendering, Dorret Boomsma, Bert Koenders, Jozias van Aartsen, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Willem van Vliet, Alan Storkey, Carolyne M. Van Vliet, Johan van Hulst, Eberhard van der Laan, Fred Teeven, Andries Brouwer, Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Jack de Vries, Frank van Harmelen, Elco Brinkman, Nadia Bouras, Wim Deetman, Nicolaas Jan van Strien, Andre de Waal, D. F. M. Strauss, Raymond de Roon, Laetitia Griffith, Hannie van Leeuwen, Egbert Schuurman, Atzo Nicolai, Pauline Krikke, Haya van Someren, Jan van Aartsen, Piet Rietveld, Hendrik van Riessen, Henk Bleker, Eric van Douwen, Andre Donner, Frans Weekers, Seakle Greijdanus, Karin Straus, Wil Albeda, Pieter Verdam, Koos Andriessen, Jan Schokking, Piet Boukema, Kees Boertien, Jaap Boersma, Jo Meynen, Ynso Scholten, Friso de Zeeuw. Excerpt: Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (Dutch pronunciation: February 19, 1948 - May 6, 2002) was a Dutch politician, civil servant, sociologist, author and professor who formed his own party, Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF). Fortuyn provoked controversy with his stated views about immigrants and Islam. He called Islam "a backward culture," and said that if it were legally possible he would close the borders for Muslim immigrants. He was labelled a far-right populist by his opponents and in the media, but he fiercely rejected this label and explicitly distanced himself from "far-right" politicians such as the Belgian Filip Dewinter, the Austrian Jorg Haider, or Frenchman Jean-Marie Le Pen whenever compared to them. While Fortuyn compared his own politics to centre-right politicians such as Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, he also admired former Dutch...
