Alexis Tsipras quotes

What's needed is patience and composure. The bank deposits of the Greek people are fully secure. The same applies to the payment of wage and pension - they are also guaranteed. (Alexis Tsipras)
Austerity is not part of the European treaties; democracy and the principle of popular sovereignty are. View quote
Alexis Tsipras
Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world. View quote
Alexis Tsipras
We will do whatever we could do to keep Greece inside the euro and inside Europe. View quote
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Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice... and I think that is something we have to remember. View quote
Alexis Tsipras
We don't claim that there is plenty of money. Greek people are not asking for money. They are asking for work and the ability to make a living. View quote
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I want to be honest with you. We did not achieve the agreement we expected before the January elections... I feel the deep ethical and political responsibility to put to your judgment all I have done, successes and failures. View quote
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A Syriza government will respect Greece's obligation as a eurozone member to maintain a balanced budget and will commit to quantitative targets. View quote
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Syriza is what it is: a radical, left-wing party that feels the pulse of the times, knows what's at stake, and is after a wide consensus and unity for political change in Greece. This is something that departs from the narrow limits of the radical left. View quote
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