“When people say that I may not speak, they forget that I may well think. I may think what I want, like everyone else. I shall just refrain from saying everything I think. That might be something many people should do once in a while.”

—  Margrethe II of Denmark

From &#x27;Om man så må sige – 350 Dronning Margrethe-citater&#x27;, quoted in English here http://trondni.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/new-books-wit-and-wisdom-of-margrethe-ii.html. <br class="br">Personal

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