Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler Quotes

1926–2026 Greece

Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler (29 August 1926 – 16 February 2026) was a Greek-French academic Byzantinologist. She was also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Greece.

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Random Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler quote

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Speaking as a historian, there has never been an empire that was not multinational.

Interview (2019)

Today, unfortunately, education does not start in the home and school is in no position to fill that void.

Interview (2019)

When the incompetent are allowed to govern, it is the fault of the able.

Interview (2019)

Yes, I haven’t changed my mind. For decades, anything that was decided in Europe came with a footnote, an asterisk, added by the British. But we can’t move forward with asterisks; they have to go.

Interview (2019)

I’m not scared of the far-right: It’s like a growing boil that needs to be lanced and I have a feeling it’s already happening.

Interview (2019)

Hope is something to comfort the weak.

Interview (2019)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.