Earth and water, originally confounded, finally found each their own place and seem to keep it that way. The Dutch are a very special people, maybe unique in Europe. Maybe it's because of their tumultuous history, fighting against major nations like Spain, Austria, France and England in earlier times. Maybe because of that difficulty of water and earth to be together, their constant struggle to tame the sea, being constantly on guard that the Dutch people acquired that obstinacy, that methodic spirit, its taste for reflection and liberty.
Democracy is sacred here.
The right to difference is probably the one the Dutch are the most attached to. Well no, Holland is not a country but the name of 2 provinces, South and North Holland. Since they are the most visited if the 12 provinces it is universally assumed the name of the country is Holland. It's in Amsterdam that the crowning ceremonies of the Dutch monarchy take place. Calvinist, Catholic, Jewish, Moslem .