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Melina Mercouri Quotes

1920–1994 Greece

Melina Mercouri (31 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination, won a French Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960) and an Italian David di Donatello for Topkapi.

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One of the most courageous and committed politicians I have ever met.

I was born a Greek, I will die a Greek; Pattakos was born Fascist, he will die Fascist.

You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are our noblest symbol of excellence. They are a tribute to the democratic philosophy. They are our aspirations and our name. They are the essence of Greekness.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Melina Mercouri (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.