Έλενα Παναρίτη: «Δεν είμαι Ελληνίδα, είμαι Αμερικάνα.»
Έλενα Παναρίτη, εκπρόσωπος του Έθνους στη Βουλή των Ελλήνων με το ψηφοδέλτιο Επικρατείας του ΠΑΣΟΚ, σύμβουλος του Πρωθυπουργού της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, στην Guardian:
When I observe how many Apple computers are in her office, she replies: “That’s because I’m not Greek, I’m American.” Her speech is American-accented and peppered with “darn” and “have a nice day”. When asked to describe how Greece needs to change its economy, her answer revolves around changing its institutions and its structures – in other words, making Greece less Greek. Castigating the bureaucracy, she says: “It’s not a kibbutz, it’s a big country!”