Greek City States

Famous quotes containing the words greek, city and/or states:

    “It is an elegant refinement that God learned Greek when he wanted to become a writer—and that he did not learn it better.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “What is the city over the mountains
    Cracks and reforms and bursts in the violet air
    Falling towers
    Jerusalem Athens Alexandria
    Vienna London
    Unreal”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.”
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)