Greece

On the annual Remembrance Day of ancient Athens, Pericles rose to remind the people of the City that grief alone was not the best way to honour the fallen.

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Classical Greece has been an inspiration to every generation because she stands for the triumph of liberty and reason over prejudice and power.

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The supreme arts and literature of ancient Athens all sprang from the State’s refusal to interfere in the life of the citizen.

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When Alexander the Great threatened the people of Scythia, their ambassadors reminded him that a conqueror has many more burdens to carry than an ally has.

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When Archimedes discovered the principle of displacement, he was hot on the trail of a clever fraud.

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Demosthenes was about sixteen when he decided he wanted to be a lawyer, but he was the most unpromising advocate imaginable.

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