“Political ideas are too abstract. They are not enough to make people emotional about identity. Swiss identity has a cultural element.”
Interview with Oliver Strijbis: Swiss Lessons on Identity and National Unity
Author: Mark Hecht
Why Trust Prevents Nations from Tearing Themselves Apart
“The last time a leading Danish politician was murdered was 1286. It’s not war with your foreign enemies [that matters]; it’s internally, in political stability.”