Unfortunately, Corruption Is Widespread In Government Agencies

Despite The Deep Reforms We Are Making, Traders And Speculators Have Forced Interest Rates On Greek Bonds To Record Highs.

If We Were Going To Default, We Would Have Decided That Many Months Ago. It Would Be Wrong For The Greek Economy, It Would Be Wrong For The European Economy, It Would Make Things Worse In The End. That's Why We're Taking The Pain And Making These Structural Reforms, And We're On Target.

Greece Has Given Europe The Opportunity To Fix A Defect In The Euro Zone, That Is The Fact That We Did Not Have A Fiscal Union. Now Steps Have Been Taken To Begin That Process. And There Is More Solidarity From Nation To Nation, And That Is A Good Thing. That Has Been Greece's Gift To Europe.

An Elected Government Making Huge Changes With The Consent Of Its People, Is Being Undermined By Concentrated Powers In Unregulated Markets-powers Which Go Beyond Those Of Any Individual Government.

People Would Say You Look Weak If You're Not Cursing The Opposition And Driving Around In A Big Black Car While Always Wearing A Tie. Above All, To Be 'strong' You're Always Supposed To Be Giving Orders.