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" Some people think the whole thing sounds too much like communism, that it makes you “unfree”. But actually, you’re freer and safer if people are well looked after – if you know your neighbour can get the treatment he needs if he gets sick, he’s not going to become desperate and rob you. "

Helen Russell , The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country


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Helen Russell quote : Some people think the whole thing sounds too much like communism, that it makes you “unfree”. But actually, you’re freer and safer if people are well looked after – if you know your neighbour can get the treatment he needs if he gets sick, he’s not going to become desperate and rob you.