Andreas Papandreou

About Andreas Papandreou

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“National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Liberation, Democratic Process.”
— Main slogan of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement during the Greek junta years.
“There are no institutions – only the people rule this country.”
— Papandreou during a broadly televised party rally.
“Greece belongs to the Greeks.("Η Ελλάδα ανήκει στους 'Ελληνες.")”
— His main motto since his entry into Greek politics, which was in contrast to Konstantinos Karamanlis' quote: "Greece belongs to the West."
“I no longer trust anyone, not even myself.”
— Papandreou speaking to his son, George Papandreou, in 1987.
“It might be expected that an official would offer himself a present, but not one as big as 500 million drachmas.”
— Papandreou commenting on the Electric Power Authority Scandal in 1985.
“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.”
— Papandreou talking with U.S. officials in 1976

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