“We have a high standard of living. … In Norway, we've tripled our income since 1970. In the rest of western Europe, income has merely doubled.”

Interview in Torgrim Eggen (2001). " At the Top: An interview with Jens Stoltenberg http://www.torgrimeggen.no/Reportasje/jens.htm", Scanorama.
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