Antiquity Quotes

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 a political and military, if not economic, hegemony on the culture as a whole. The idea of democracy was first born and practised here. Tariq Ali

Democracy Culture Political Citizen First Politicians Military Way India Born Economic Idea Institutions Were Subject Greek Antiquity Anything China Hegemony Creating Whole Here

The Phoenicians are entitled to be commemorated in history by the side of the Hellenic and Latin nations; but their case affords a fresh proof, and perhaps the strongest proof of all, that the development of national energies in antiquity was of a one-sided character. Theodor Mommsen

Character History Entitled National Side Latin One-Sided Proof Case Strongest Development Perhaps Fresh Antiquity Affords Nations Energies

A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery. Thomas Fuller

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