Ancient Athens Quotes
- Western societies from ancient Athens to imperial Rome to the French republic rarely collapsed because of a shortage of resources or because foreign enemies proved… — Victor Davis Hanson
- We are usually told that democracy originated in ancient Athens—like science, or philosophy, it was a Greek invention. It’s never entirely clear what this is… — David Graeber
- I would like to be a philosopher in ancient Athens and a poet in ancient China. — Shan Sa