The referendum of 5th July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt-bondage...

Soon after the announcement of the referendum results, I was made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted ‘partners’, for my… ‘absence’ from its meetings; an idea that the Prime Minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement. For this reason I am leaving the Ministry of Finance today.

I consider it my duty to help Alexis Tsipras exploit, as he sees fit, the capital that the Greek people granted us through yesterday’s referendum. | And I shall wear the creditors’ loathing with pride.... | "Minister-no-more", yanisvaroufakis.eu, (6 July 2015), as cited in: I shall wear the creditors’ loathing with pride, The Guardian (6 July 2015)