About Quote by Richard Rogers

“Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you...”

— Anonymous

“Athens was ripped from their wealth and territory but their culture still lived on. This now engraved upon your memory, what decision shall you…

— Anonymous

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

— Alexander the Great

“apparently there was no reason now why a man should not do as he pleased, so long as he remained within the law. A…

— Will Durant

“The Athenians were the first to lay aside their weapons, and to adopt an easier and more luxurious mode of life;”

— Thucydides

“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world." [As quoted in Plutarch's Of Banishment ]”

— Socrates

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

— Diogenes

“I'll betide thee, say I, and may the Gods, or at least the Athenians, confound thee for a vile citizen and a vile third-rate…

— Demosthenes

In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom.…

— Anonymous

... the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.

— John F. Kennedy

That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape…

— Jostein Gaarder

“How you, O Athenians, have been affected by my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that they almost made me forget who I…

— Plato