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By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds…

— George Soros

The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of…

— Alan Greenspan

The Greek debt issue, for example, is such a threat because if that country ever defaulted, it might cause some bank that's 'too big…

— Jerry A. Webman

There is absolutely no way that the U.S. will ever default on its debt. We are not going to do that.

— Mick Mulvaney

After everyone has had a chance to bluster, posture, and pontificate, we are left with one basic question: under any foreseeable circumstance, would it…

— John Sununu

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

— Lucas Papademos

Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone.

— Evangelos Venizelos

There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European…

— George Osborne

Germany will always do the minimum to preserve the euro. Doing the minimum, though, will perpetuate the situation where the debtor countries in Europe…

— George Soros

Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking…

— John Major

A default on our debts as a result of not meeting our obligations would be a disaster for the stock market, and Americans would…

— Charles B. Rangel

I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concerned about our ongoing debt problem.

— Randy Hultgren