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" Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster. "
George Papandreou
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" My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web. "
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" We have a rise of extremism because we need to give a sense that we are targeting some of the deeper problems in Greece, the injustices. "
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" Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union. "
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" There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. "
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" I think there is a heritage which I'm proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice. "
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" In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled. "
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" Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities. "
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" 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 will deeply affect jobs in the U.S. "
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" I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people. "
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" Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution. "
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Everyone
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" Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly. "
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" I would say we are a friend in need and I am sure that the Greek people would very much welcome the choice of the British people to come and enjoy Greece, first of all, but also that would be a sign of support. "
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" When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician. "
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Growing
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" If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world. "
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" 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 me. "
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Said
" The Greek people do not want to exit the euro. And I believe the Greek people already have shown that they have made major sacrifices to stay in the euro zone. "
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" Markets are saying pretty much what I'm saying too: that Greece is doing what it can, but that Greece is not going to be able to carry the weight of all of Europe and the other problems that Europe has. "
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Doing
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" The unemployed in Greece can get a voucher and choose a training program somewhere in Europe to be retrained during this crisis and when this crisis is over, we make sure that that person hasn't fallen off the cliff and can come back into the labor market with new skills to find a job. "
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" If we were the problem, it would be very convenient - kick Greece out, everything's fine. What would happen to Spain, what about Portugal, what about Italy, what about the whole of the euro zone? We need more cooperation and less simplification and prejudice. "
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Prejudice
Problem
Cooperation
" We're very proud to be part of the eurozone. But this comes with obligations and it is crucial we show the world we can live up to those obligations. "
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Show
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World
" I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora. "
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Am
Being
Greek
" If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum. "
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" I would like to see Greece as a case study, an opportunity for Europe to strengthen its coordination of fiscal policy. "
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" There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come. "
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" Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something. "
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" The fact that we're going through a crisis is an opportunity for Europe to be more coordinated and more integrated. We're actually talking about a European Monetary Fund or euro bonds, about guarantees for countries, about economic governance in the European Union. That shows the strength of Europe. "
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" We in Europe have great capacities. "
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" If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country. "
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" 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 Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government. "
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Talk
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" Greece has given Europe the opportunity to fix a defect in the euro zone, that is the fact that we did not have a fiscal union. Now steps have been taken to begin that process. And there is more solidarity from nation to nation, and that is a good thing. That has been Greece's gift to Europe. "
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