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Re: Non-NB:Greek quotation

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From: Tony St Quintin
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 00:00
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I have just written:

> I was in one of those v.embarrassing situations last night where one's
> ignorance is made manifest... I thought you might be able to help.
>
> We are looking for a Greek quotation that translates along the lines of:
>  "I am a citizen neither of Athens nor of Greece but of the world."

Of course it is even worse now as I have, mere seconds after hitting the
"send" button, found:

Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the
world.--Plutarch: On Banishment.

Which would seem to answer my question.

Sorry about the bandwidth!

t
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