Word: demostheneses
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"And how I... find my self entering an unlimited Field in which Demosthenes, Ciecre, and others of immortal Fame have exulted before me! A field which incloses the whole Circle of Science and Literature, the History, Wisdom, and Virtue of all Ages. Shall I dare to expatiate here in full...
In his bitter orations against Philip II, Demosthenes painted Macedonia as a barbarous country. But archaeologists are now discovering that Alexander the Great's birthplace, Pella, the capital of Macedonia, was a city of such culture and opulence that it may have ranked with Athens itself. That possibility was...
Back in the early fifties, when Vellucci was running for the Cambridge School Board (he served two terms), a Harvard professor was also in the race. The two met at a dinner at a local Greek club. "This guy got up there, see, and started talking about Demosthenes. The Greek...
While Karamanlis sulked in a Swiss villa for three months and a caretaker Cabinet led by his political allies ruled the country, the opposition Center Union Party launched an intense election campaign. It was led by an aged Demosthenes, George Papandreou, 75, veteran of several prewar Cabinets and the nation...
At week's end it seemed increasingly likely that a test ban agreement would be reached in Moscow. Even so, in the larger picture of East-West relations-considering the deep, deadly philosophical differences between democracy and Communism-a test ban would be a far from conclusive step. It...