Melina Mercouri | "And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

Melina Mercouri, Greek Actress

Greece, Possessions

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"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."

Morality

"Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures."

Concern

"England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots."

War

"Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel."

Victory

"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

Greece

"We are ready to say that we rule the entire Elgin enterprise as irrelevant to the present."

Present

"In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon."

Country

"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

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"If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish."

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"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."

Morality

"Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures."

Concern

"England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots."

War

"Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel."

Victory

"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

Greece

"We are ready to say that we rule the entire Elgin enterprise as irrelevant to the present."

Present

"In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon."

Country

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"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

Author Name

Personal Development

"If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish."

Author Name

Personal Development