"We have never been in such a bad place. After two and a half years of catastrophe, Greeks are on their knees. The social state has collapsed, one in two youngsters is out of work, there are people leaving en masse, the climate psychologically is one of pessimism, depression, mass suicides."
"Defeat is the battle that isn't waged. You ask me if I am afraid. I'd be afraid if we continued on this path, a path to social hell... when someone fights there is a big chance that he will win and we are fighting this to win."
"It is not between nations and peoples. On the one side there are workers and a majority of people and on the other are global capitalists, bankers, profiteers on stock exchanges, the big funds. It's a war between peoples and capitalism … and as in each war what happens on the frontline defines the battle. It will be decisive for the war elsewhere."
"[Greece] was chosen as the experiment for the enforcement of neo-liberal shock [draconian tax rises and spending cuts] and Greek people were the guinea pigs. If the experiment continues, it will be considered successful and the policies will be applied in other countries. That's why it is so important to stop the experiment. It will not just be a victory for Greece but for all of Europe."
Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza party, The Guardian.
Polls indicate Syriza could win the next election.
For more on all this and on the background to events in Greece and the Eurozone crisis see this section of Znet.
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