"To proclaim to distant posterity the praise of a people who... When apostasy and betrayal suddenly tore the Kingdom of the Netherlands apart, and the Belgians, in the swoon of their freedom fever, in bold hubris threatened even the old borders of the Kingdom, cut and remained faithful to his legitimate Prince, from the respected and beloved house of Orange."
— Belgian Revolution

January 1, 1970

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Our Heritage. Volume 23(1980), The Belgian uprising by dr. Hans van der Hoeven R. Sypkens, a former volunteer, pointed out that the erection of a memorial only wanted to pay tribute to the noble folk spirit of those years. The writer did not reject the rapprochement between Flemish and Dutch that had arisen since then, but it was clear that he himself saw no benefit in it. E.R. Sypkens, The folk spirit of 1830-1831 commemorated... (Amsterdam, 1856).