Quotes from Geert Wilders

European Parliament should not be involved in foreign politics.

Europe should be a continent of nation states who are free trading, with our own identities, not a bunch of Eurocrats nobody voted for.

Unfortunately, there is a tendency among political elites to distrust the opinions of ordinary people. They are perceived to base their views on dark instincts and unjustified fears, rather than on rational choices. European voters, however, are highly educated, and it is ridiculous to suppose they can be easily fooled or manipulated.

I don't believe in political self-censorship.

On Islam, it is true that I am tough. Perhaps tougher than I should be if my only aim was to get votes.

Wake up, Christians of Tennessee. Islam is at your gate. Do not make the mistake which Europe made. Do not allow Islam to gain a foothold here.

It's sad that in the struggle for my country's freedom, I have lost my personal freedom.

We must have the courage to restrict legal immigration instead of expanding it, even if we sometimes have to build a wall.

The Koran is an inspiration for intolerance, murder and terror.

If I did not speak with people who call me names, I could not engage in politics.

It's not about left and right, it's about common people and their issues.

There is a perfectly good alternative to the European Union - it is called the European Free Trade Association, founded in 1960. Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are members. E.F.T.A. stands for friendship and cooperation through free trade.

Prosecuting me as an elected politician for expressing the opinions of my constituents is absurd.

It is my right and my duty as a politician to speak about the problems in our country.

I am not a consensus politician... This is something that is really very un-Dutch.

I'm an elected politician. If you don't agree with me, vote for somebody else.

People are equal, cultures are not.

We want to decide how we control our borders, our money, our economy, our currency.

Islam is not a religion, it's an ideology, the ideology of a retarded culture.

Islam is not a religion, but an imperialist ideology like communism or fascism.

Indeed, as long as a country has a culture a religion an ideology where Islam is dominant it will never be a democracy.

We are not for cutting social welfare and are for more health care.

I do not believe in genetic causes; I am miles away from there. I believe rather that all people who embrace our [european] values, our laws and our constitution are full members of our society.

The message, 'stop Islam, defend freedom,' is a message that's not only important for the Netherlands but for the whole free Western world.