drastic times require drastic measures

Extreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but drastic times require drastic measures.

See also: drastic, measure, require, times

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Herbert	['hə:bət]
Arabel	['ærəbel]
Yulia	YOO-lee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Ivan	['aivən]
Nyazik	-	Turkmen
Esi	-	Western African, Akan