Bear Quote by Peter Bofinger

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

The nations which have put mankind and posterity most in their debt have been small states Israel, Athens, Florence, Elizabethan England

— Anonymous

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

— Mitch McConnell

But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think…

— George Papandreou

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's debt is going to be a function of a lot of factors down the road.

— Charles Dallara

At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union,…

— Angela Merkel

We know that advanced economies with stable governments that borrow in their own currency are capable of running up very high levels of debt…

— Paul Krugman

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

— Barack Obama

The truth is that the United States doesn't need, and shouldn't have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception of Denmark,…

— James Surowiecki

No country can be complacent in making sure that excessive debt of the household doesn't create excesses and weaknesses in the financial system. Everything…

— Nouriel Roubini

We must ensure that more binding, durable, and enforceable fiscal rules go hand-in-hand with funding certainty for countries pursuing sound and sustainable economic policies.…

— Enda Kenny