"Think, Andreas, if you die in America, how many people will come to your funeral? Then think how many will follow your casket in Athens if you stay."

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Anti-communistsNationalistsSocial democratsPrime Ministers of GreeceEconomists from Greece
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One of the last Georgios Papandreou's arguments in persuading his son, Andreas Papandreou, to stay in Greece and groom him as his successor and future prime minister.