Greece/politics

Famous quotes containing the words greece and/or politics:

    “It was modesty that invented the word “philosopher” in Greece and left the magnificent overweening presumption in calling oneself wise to the actors of the spirit—the modesty of such monsters of pride and sovereignty as Pythagoras, as Plato.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “All is politics in this capital.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)