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Quote by Melina Mercouri
We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures f

We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back. – Melina Mercouri

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