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Type: Actress Quotes Category: Quotes Date of Birth: October 18, 1920 Date of Death: March 6, 1994 Nationality: Greek Find on Amazon: Melina Mercouri Related Authors: Mae West Catherine Deneuve Gene Tierney Meryl Streep Bette Davis Hedy Lamarr Loretta Young Lorna Luft |
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 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. Melina Mercouri In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon. Melina Mercouri Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures. Melina Mercouri Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel. Melina Mercouri There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles. Melina Mercouri We are ready to say that we rule the entire Elgin enterprise as irrelevant to the present. Melina Mercouri 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. Melina Mercouri You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true. Melina Mercouri |
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