Athens/government

Famous quotes containing the words athens and/or government:

    “A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.”
    —Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

    “I am against government by crony.”
    —Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952)