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But the answer to the attacks must be more democracy and more openness. Otherwise, those who were behind them will have achieved their goals.

— Jens Stoltenberg

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Following the attacks of 22 July 2011 in Oslo and Utøya | As quoted in "Statsministeren: – Svaret er enda mer åpenhet" (23 July 2011), DT (in Norwegian)

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