Able Quote by Douglas Wilder

We have a debt the size of our economy, which makes us look a lot like Greece.

— Mitch McConnell

It was very important for us to hear that both European governments and the IMF are going to sustain and augment their commitment to…

— Charles Dallara

Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think most people would argue…

— Vince Cable

Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a…

— George Papandreou

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

“The motives of the troika and Greece's domestic oligarchy are obvious. Debt is creditor power, and unsustainable debt gives creditors exorbitant power.”

— Yanis Varoufakis

Every sensible banker understands that Greece should not have received any more money: a bankrupt state that can never be expected to repay loans…

— Yanis Varoufakis

Greece has great strengths, but much of this potential has been wasted. That's because of a wider political system, but also because of a…

— George Papandreou

We saw in Greece how dangerous it is if a country has a bigger and bigger debt, and I hope that we will not…

— Sebastian Kurz

“Forcing new loans upon the bankrupt on condition that they shrink their income is nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment. Greece was never…

— Yanis Varoufakis

Fourth, to assure every entrepreneur and every job creator that their investments in America will not vanish as have those in Greece, we will…

— Mitt Romney

In a world of massive wealth and income inequality, Europe must support Greece’s efforts to build an economy which creates more jobs and income,…

— Bernie Sanders