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> [Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/countries-are-not-like-financial-markets-social-change-cannot-be/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

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## Other authors on Default Swaps

## More by George Papandreou

> [I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/i-will-always-be-upfront-with-the-greek-people-so-we-can-solve-the/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/i-am-proud-of-being-a-greek-of-the-diaspora/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/unfortunately-corruption-is-widespread-in-government-agencies-and/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/i-never-thought-about-becoming-a-politician-but-during-the-military/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [I would say we are a friend in need and I am sure that the Greek people would very much welcome the choice of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/i-would-say-we-are-a-friend-in-need-and-i-am-sure-that-the-greek/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [The unemployed in Greece can get a voucher and choose a training program somewhere in Europe to be retrained during this crisis and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/the-unemployed-in-greece-can-get-a-voucher-and-choose-a-training/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/if-you-put-all-the-european-countries-together-we-are-the-biggest/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/as-long-as-i-feel-i-am-doing-what-i-think-is-right-and-just-for-my/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/despite-the-deep-reforms-we-are-making-traders-and-speculators-have/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/there-is-this-concept-of-politics-as-a-dirty-game/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [Markets themselves are looking for stability, and I think we have underestimated the capacity of Europe... to actually create a more stable framework for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/markets-themselves-are-looking-for-stability-and-i-think-we-have/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/this-idea-that-you-re-a-successful-tough-guy-if-you-evade-taxes-and/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [We have a rise of extremism because we need to give a sense that we are targeting some of the deeper problems in Greece,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/we-have-a-rise-of-extremism-because-we-need-to-give-a-sense-that-we/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/i-have-been-supporting-the-european-union-but-we-are-still-a-work-in/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

> [My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-papandreou/my-hope-is-that-we-will-turn-greece-into-maybe-the-most-transparent/)

[George Papandreou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-papandreou/)

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