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• I am proud of being a Greek of the diaspora.

  George Papandreou

  Greek, Diaspora, Proud

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• 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, Greek, Reform

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• 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

  Country, Greek, Stronger

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• It is important that the Greek people make decisions on important developments.

  George Papandreou

  People, Decision, Greek

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Father, Fighting

  "Q&A with George Papandreou". Interview with Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 12, 2010.

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• There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' they call them in the States.

  George Papandreou

  Dirty, Thinking, Games

  "George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker". Interview with Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 12, 2010.

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• I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Responsibility, People

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• Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.

  George Papandreou

  Roller Coaster, Coasters, Up And Down

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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

  Said, Take Me, I Can

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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• If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Together, World

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• The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.

  George Papandreou

  Real, Cutting, Tax Evasion

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• The structures in Europe in a globalising economy need to be modernised, need to be more integrated, need to be stronger.

  George Papandreou

  Europe, Stronger, Needs

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• We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Responsibility, Justice

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• As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Thinking, Long

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou". Interview With Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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• But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Thinking, Unique

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Strong, Jobs, Europe

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• When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.

  George Papandreou

  Growing Up, Sweden, Becoming

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• 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

  Political, Framework, Greece

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Opportunity, Europe, Fiscal Policy

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• 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

  Strong, Order, Ties

  "'Go ahead George, change it all': George Papandreou interviewed". openDemocracy Interview, www.opendemocracy.net. October 5, 2009.

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Country, World, Turns

  "Reinvigorating Greece is an Olympian task for prime minister Papandreou" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 16, 2010.

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Struggle, Political

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• 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

  People, Greek, Problem

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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.

  George Papandreou

  Europe, Government, President

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• 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

  People, Effort, Greek

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