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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
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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.

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.

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.

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.

Everyone needs to carry out his own personal revolution.

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.

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.

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.

We are on a difficult course, on a new Odyssey for Greece, but we know the road to Ithaca and have charted the waters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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