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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

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

“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

I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people.

— Barack Obama

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

— Lucas Papademos

Over the last few years, Greece has been in the world spotlight for all the wrong reasons - because of its economic crisis, and…

— Dakis Joannou

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

Following its recognition as a state in 1832, Greece spent most of the remainder of the 19th century under the control of creditors. The…

— Steve Hanke

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

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

Greece is not a country of happy mediums: everything there seems to be either wonderful or horrible.

— Nancy Mitford

Greece's debts are all denominated in euros, but it isn't clear who holds how much of those debts. For that reason, the consequences of…

— Wolfgang Schauble