Airport Quote by Nigel Farage

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

— Alexis Tsipras

“Several times the ancient Greeks attempted to utilize democratic mass participation in governing their city-states, but each time it resulted in tyranny. As the…

— Ben Carson

“In early Greek society, particularly in Athens, democracy meant the equivalent of a permanent town meeting—all decisions of consequence were made in public assembly.…

— David H. Maister

The word democracy comes from the Greek and means, literally, government by the people.

— Anonymous

"Democracy" means nothing else other than, "rule of the people", in Greek. There is nothing democratic about the political concepts of the United States…

— Andre Vltchek

The Greek city-states politicised citizen and subject, creating institutions that were way ahead of anything in China or India. The politicians of antiquity exercised…

— Tariq Ali

The Greeks had invented democracy, built the Acropolis and called it a day.

— David Sedaris

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…

— David Graeber

The interesting thing is that the 82% of the Greeks do not want to abandon the Euro. They really believe that there might be…

— Dora Bakoyannis

We're on our way to Greece, in the hands of a confused, foolish government. It's got to stop. It's got to stop.

— Steve Wynn

“In the Greek Olympics, women, slaves, and foreigners never took part. Not in Greek democracy either.”

— Eduardo Galeano

“Athens, or Greece in general, was a virile world; like the Roman Empire. But I can't understand the idea that it is the greatest…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo