4.03.2014

But who pays attention in Greek class?

A Memorial Inscription’s Grim Origins - NYTimes.com

"‘If we take into account its original context, the quotation is more applicable to the aggressors in the 9/11 tragedy than to those honored by the memorial,’ said Helen Morales, a classics professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara. ‘So my first reaction is that the quotation is shockingly inappropriate for the U.S. victims of the 9/11 attack.’"

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