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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. "
George Papandreou
Me
Politics
Said
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" 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
Proud
World
" 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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Good
Nation
Opportunity
" The Marshall Plan was after destruction, and the U.S. came to our help and obviously this was very, very important for the future of Europe. I think now we have all the capabilities of doing it on our own and, in a sense, we have to. "
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Important
Think
Doing
" Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes. "
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Political
Money
Government
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Welcome
I Am
People
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Talk
Progress
Become
" I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora. "
George Papandreou
Am
Being
Greek
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Choose
New
Skills
" People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders. "
George Papandreou
Be Strong
Strong
People
" We are a country with great potential. We have the political will to make deep changes in a just and equitable way, to put our country back on a development path, to meet the challenges of a new world. "
George Papandreou
World
Path
Great
" There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come. "
George Papandreou
Choices
Nation
Moments
" 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. "
George Papandreou
You
Change
Like
" There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. "
George Papandreou
Politics
Concept
Dirty
" Very often, people will come out and say, 'Greeks aren't doing things, Greeks aren't making changes, there's no reform,' That is hogwash. We have made a huge effort. The Greek people have made a huge effort. "
George Papandreou
Out
Effort
Doing
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Life
Freedom
Fight
" 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 lack of an institutional framework. "
George Papandreou
Potential
Strengths
Political
" If we were going to default, we would have decided that many months ago. It would be wrong for the Greek economy, it would be wrong for the European economy, it would make things worse in the end. That's why we're taking the pain and making these structural reforms, and we're on target. "
George Papandreou
Pain
Economy
End
" Today I want to send a message of optismism to all Greeks. Our road, our path, will be more stabilised. Our country will be in a better situation. We will be stronger. "
George Papandreou
Path
Today
Situation
" We are on a difficult course, on a new Odyssey for Greece, but we know the road to Ithaca and have charted the waters. "
George Papandreou
New
Road
Difficult
" The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion. "
George Papandreou
Tax
Real
Taxes
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Problems
Greece
Sense
" 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 the 27-country euro zone. But if there were no action, then markets would start becoming jittery about other countries - and not only Spain and Portugal, but other countries in the European Union. "
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Start
Action
Country
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Need
I Am
Political
" Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly. "
George Papandreou
Before
Took
Quite
" Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster. "
George Papandreou
Coaster
Roller Coaster
History
" I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together. "
George Papandreou
People
Problems
Together
" 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. "
George Papandreou
Exit
I Believe
People
" It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments. "
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Decisions
Important
Greek
" I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people. "
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People
Country
Deep
" Many people have been pontificating, and patronizing, and moralizing, and scapegoating, saying you Greeks, you are the problem. I would say we Greeks have a problem. We are not the problem. "
George Papandreou
Problem
People
Been