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Costas Simitis Quotes

1936–2025 Greece

Costas Simitis (23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025) was a Greek economist, politician and a leader of the "Modernization" movement. He was a founding member of Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) political party.

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State authority cannot, and must not, dominate economic and social activity.

There is no end of history. The present continues tomorrow. This continuation depends on us.

Populism transfers the social problem from the plain of ideology to a level that does not disturb the status quo of social relations. The assistance of the state and the benefits derived from it is the sole objective of political struggles in Greece.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Costas Simitis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.