“What I'm trying to do when I visit your beautiful country, Australia, is warn Australians that even though it might not be the case today, learn from the mistakes that we made in Europe: be vigilant and look at Islam for what it really is. Islam is not a religion of peace.”

— Geert Wilders

Anti-Islam campaigner coming to Australia http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2013/s3689995.htm. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Broadcast: 13/02/2013. Reporter: Tony Jones.
2010s

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“What I'm trying to do when I visit your beautiful country, Australia, is warn Australians that even though it might not be the case today, learn from the mistakes that we made in Europe: be vigilant and look at Islam for what it really is. Islam is not a religion of peace.”

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