British Quote by 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.” quote by Melina Mercouri — Download Open image

“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

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British Century Fairness Giving Government Justice Morality Names Please Politics Sculpture Thank you Two Wells

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