Quotes of the Day

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Pasok party parliamentarians applaud after winning the medium-term fiscal policy vote debate, in Athens, Greece, 29 June 2011.
Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2011

Open quoteThere is only one act of patriotism: consensus and cooperation... Fiscal suicide is not an alternative.Close quote

  • ELSA PAPADIMITRIOU,
  • a legislator in for Greece's main opposition party, explaining why she voted for new austerity measures
Photo: Katerina Mavrona / EPA | Source: NEW YORK TIMES