Melina Mercouri

Actress

1920-10-18

Quotes by 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.

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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.

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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?

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

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