"This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows or both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress."Frederick Douglass
Greeks defy Europe with overwhelming referendum 'No'By Karolina Tagaris and Lefteris PapadimasATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to reject terms of a bailout, risking financial ruin in a show of defiance that could splinter Europe.With nearly half of the votes counted, official figures showed 61 percent of Greeks rejecting the bailout offer. An official interior ministry projection confirmed the figure as close to the expected final tally.The astonishingly strong victory by the 'No' camp overturned opinion polls that had predicted an outcome too close to call. It leaves Greece in uncharted waters: risking financial and political isolation within the euro zone and a banking collapse if creditors refuse further aid...BBCGreece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offerWith two-thirds of ballots counted, results from the Greek referendum show voters decisively rejecting the terms of an international bailout.Figures published by the interior ministry showed 61% of those whose ballots had been counted voting "No", against 39% voting "Yes".Greece's governing Syriza party campaigned for a "No", saying the bailout terms were humiliating.The "Yes" campaign warned this could see Greece ejected from the eurozone.Some European officials had also said that a "No" would be seen as an outright rejection of talks with creditors.But Greek government officials have insisted that a "No" vote would strengthen their hand and that they could rapidly strike a deal for fresh funding in resumed negotiations.Greek banks will reopen by Tuesday, they say.
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