Andreas Papandreou Quotes

Greek economist and politician (1919–1996)

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Andreas Georgios Papandreou (5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics, son of Georgios Papandreou, and known for founding the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) political party, which he led from 1974 to 1996. He served three terms as prime minister of Greece.

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Native Name: Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου

Alternative Names: Andreas Georgios Papandreou • Andreas Georgiou Papandreou

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Greece belongs to the Greeks.("Η Ελλάδα ανήκει στους 'Ελληνες.")

Simitis is good, but he is not PASOK.

Don't worry, I’ll stop the audit. As long as I'm prime minister, nothing's going to happen.

Power to the people.

Greece is rich but the Greeks are poor.

The Greeks have betrayed me.

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

I'm grateful to no one about anything.

I no longer trust anyone, not even myself.

There are no institutions – only the people rule this country.

I accuse my accusers.

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

National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Liberation, Democratic Process.

His main motto since his entry into Greek politics, which was in contrast to Konstantinos Karamanlis' quote: "Greece belongs to the West."

We consume more than we produce.