Greece Quotes

Except for the blind forces of Nature, nothing moves in this world which is not Greek in its origin.

The American system is not a democracy. It is a constitutional republic. A democracy, if you attach meaning to terms, is a system of unlimited majority rule; the classic example is ancient Athens. And the symbol of it is the fate of Socrates, who was put to death legally, because the majority didn’t like what […]

Fuck your parliament and your constitution. We pay a lot of good American dollars to the Greeks. If your prime minister gives me talk about democracy, parliament and constitutions, he, his parliament, and his constitution may not last very long. (To the Greek ambassador, regarding Cyprus)