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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.

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  Strong, Order, Ties

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

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• I can officially state that my government and myself believe that all over Europe we need to open a debate on the 'drug question' in order to create more coherent and human policies with better perspectives. . . . The policy of criminalizing consumers has failed, creating many problems to our society.

  George Papandreou

  Believe, Government, Order

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• You can theorise about the options you have but in reality they are very specific.

  George Papandreou

  Reality

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

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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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• 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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  Country, Struggle, Political

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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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  Europe, Government, President

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• An elected government making huge changes with the consent of its people, is being undermined by concentrated powers in unregulated markets-powers which go beyond those of any individual government.

  George Papandreou

  Business, Government, People

  "Why We Must Unite Against The Unprincipled Speculators". www.businessinsider.com. March 8, 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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• 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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• In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled.

  George Papandreou

  Ancient, Ancient Greece, Greece

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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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• We had about 60 regions in Greece and now there are only 13. It'd be like cutting down 50 states to 13 and making it more efficient.

  George Papandreou

  Cutting, States, Regions

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• The more there is a European solution to a theoretical, but possible, problem in the markets, the less we will have to talk about an I.M.F. solution.

  George Papandreou

  Problem, Solutions, Theoretical

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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

  Country, Commitment, Responsibility

  "Why We Must Unite Against The Unprincipled Speculators". www.businessinsider.com. March 8, 2010.

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• Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

  George Papandreou

  Greek, Reform, Records

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• Every leader wants to put his or her imprint on the work that they do, and grow up in specific eras.

  George Papandreou

  Growing Up, Leader, Want

  "George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker". Interview with Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 3, 2010.

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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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  Strong, Jobs, Europe

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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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• At times of distress, we all like to recall the advice of fathers and mothers. The best advice my father gave me was to keep faith and deep confidence in the potential of the Greek people; nurture the belief that they can do things.

  George Papandreou

  Mother, Father, People

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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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• 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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• 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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