"Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights."

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"Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights."

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"I believe that religion should be totally separated from the state. That's not the way it is today, not even in Sweden."

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"The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them."

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