"The verdict of the Greek people renders the troika a thing of the past for our common European framework."

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Source : "Tsipras declares end to 'vicious cycle of austerity' after Syriza wins Greek election - as it happened" by Matthew Weaver, www.theguardian.com. January 25, 2015.

Alexis Tsipras

#Past Quotes #People Quotes #Greek Quotes

“Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind.”
“Readers have actually changed the way I've done things, changed the course of my career even, about four or five times. Just from reader feedback.”
“The skin of the coward changes color all the time, he can't get a grip on himself, he can't sit still, he squats and rocks, shifting his weight from foot to foot, his heart racing, pounding inside the fellow's ribs, his teeth chattering. He dreads some grisly death. But the skin of a brave soldier never blanches. He's all control. Tense but no great fear.”
“Children when they ask you why your mama so funny say she is a poet she don't have no sense”
“I tried to bang down a lot of doors but Virgin were the only label who believed in what I was doing. I ended up with the label that understood what I was trying to do.”
“If it were proved to me that in making war, my ideal had a chance of being realized, I would still say "No" to war. For one does not create human society on mounds of corpses.”
“History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent. A citizenry that is aware of always being watched quickly becomes a compliant and fearful one.”
“How can you have a dead service with a living Christ?”

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