George Papandreou Quotes

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• In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.
• This is global governance in the making. But we must agree, and agree to a binding commitment.
• There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.
• We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development.
• I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.
• Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.
• Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.
• Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.
• I have always said I will be in politics to serve as best as I can and it will take me wherever it will take…
• If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.
• The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.
• The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.
• We in Europe have great capacities.
• As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough…
• At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep…
• But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's…
• Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this…
• First of all, Greece won't go down. We're talking about a country that is capable of making change. Europe will not allow the destabilization of…
• How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same…
• I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of…

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