Greek-American Relations from Monroe to Truman by Angelo Repousis

Author:Angelo Repousis [Repousis, Angelo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, United States, General, Europe, Greece, Political Science, International Relations
ISBN: 9781606351772
Google: j8DGlAEACAAJ
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2013-01-15T03:33:41+00:00

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The Angel of Discord in Smyrna

Of course all of us were brought up to believe that the Greeks or modern Greeks are simply the representatives of all the ancient Greeks meant to the world. This is so far wrong that probably everyone out here will agree that the Greek is about the worst race in the Near East. . . . I am holding no brief for any race in the Near East because I believe that the Turk, the Greek, the Armenian, the Syrian, etc., if shaken up in a bag, you would not know which one would come out first, but probably the Turk is the best one of the lot, especially if he is given a chance to develop under normal conditions. I have not so much hope for these other races.

—Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol to Admiral W. S. Sims, May 18, 1919

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