Andreas Papandreou

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“Each leader has the privilege of choosing the way he will leave [the political scene], [...] Andreas Papandreou chose to deny reality.”

“He's one of the most fascinating characters [modern] Greek history has produced, but after all the sound and fury, he signifies nothing.”

“There are many scandals in Greece [...] The only difference in my case is that here someone is saying, himself, what he did with Papandreou.”

“Andreas was not a philanderer. He was a serial monogamist.”

“He's an unpredictable, very irresponsible man, ruthlessly ambitious, Andreas has to be Prime Minister of the world to be happy. But he has always had very generous feelings toward the Greek people.”

“Andreas is an actor who does not believe in anything. He loves himself, power and women, and that's all.”

“One of the most courageous and committed politicians I have ever met.”

“Andreas Papandreou corrupted the Greek psyche and gave to Greeks an entitlement culture based on their existence and not on their ability to work and take risks.”

“He [Andreas Papandreou] wanted to build a state with better salaries and services. But in the end, the money just went into the bureaucracy and not to the people. In fact, we built up such a large state that we had to keep borrowing just to pay its expenses. This was a terrible mistake.”

“I may not believe in a Turkish threat, you may not believe in a Turkish threat, but the Greek public believes in it, and that makes it Greek reality and you have to deal with it in those terms.”

“Simitis is good, but he is not PASOK.”

“It might be expected that an official would offer himself a present, but not one as big as 500 million drachmas.”

“I no longer trust anyone, not even myself.”

“I'm grateful to no one about anything.”

“Power to the people.”

“Tsovola give it [to them] all. (Τσοβόλα δώσ'τα όλα.)”

“The Greeks have betrayed me.”

“I accuse my accusers.”