I will be free, even to the uttermost, as I please, in words.
Not all Greeks are ready to do whatever is necessary to stay in the euro.
If the euro becomes a factor promoting Europe's drifting apart, then the foundation of the European project is destroyed.
The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.
There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U. S. cabinet members are confirmed.
I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.
My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible.
All I can say is that these cult stories are totally untrue, are without any foundation, and trade on a deep bias against Westerners who dare to embrace an Eastern belief-system.
The weird thing is, in America, people were saying, "You're not going to get recognized because all you're going to see is basically your forehead and eyes. "
Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.
America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States is very likely to resist.