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Edith Hamilton
American author; b. 1867; d. 1963
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# · Not So Good (23 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
It was a Roman who said it was sweet to die for one's country. The Greeks never said it was sweet to die for anything. They had no vital lies.
Edith Hamilton, The Greek Way, in Life and Death and War and Peace
The Greek Way (paperback)