Prize of Liberty
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The Prize of Liberty (Prijs voor de Vrijheid in Dutch, sometimes translated as Prize for Liberty or Prize for Freedom) is an annual award delivered by the Flemish classical-liberal thinktank Nova Civitas. It is considered one of the most important liberal awards in the Low Countries.
Every laureate is to hold a so-called Gustave de Molinari Lecture before receiving the award. Gustave de Molinari was a very famous Belgian liberal philosopher.
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[edit] Laureates
- Urbain Servranckx (2007), a well-known Belgian actor, stand-up comedian and singer.
- Derk-Jan Eppink (2006), a Dutch columnist and author, advisor to former European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein.
- Alain Destexhe (2005), a Belgian senator for the Reformist Movement.
- Matthias Edward Storme (2004), a liberal conservative university professor and notorious flamingant.
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2003), a former Member of the Dutch Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
- Luuk Van Middelaar (2002), a notorious Dutch liberal philosopher.
[edit] Gustave de Molinari lectures
- Speech of Freedom (Dutch) (Vrijheidsspeech), Urbain Servranckx, January 2008
- Erosion of Freedom (Dutch), (Erosie van de Vrijheid), Derk-Jan Eppink, January 2007.
- The Decline of Wallonia (Dutch), (De Achteruitgang van Wallonië), Alain Destexhe, January 2006.
- The Liberty to Discriminate (Dutch), (De Vrijheid om te Discrimineren), Matthias Storme, January 2005.
- My Freedom and Islam (Dutch), (Mijn Vrijheid en de Islam), Ayaan Hirsi Ali, January 2004.
- Fear for Freedom (Dutch), (Angst voor de Vrijheid), Luuk Van Middelaar, January 2003.
