http://www.elginism.com/20050326/3/ Elgin Marbles (Parthenon Marbles - Sculptures from the Greek Acropolis) reunification campaign news Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.elginism.com/20050326/3/#comment-3539 DR.KWAME OPOKU Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:55:20 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/?p=3#comment-3539 IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT BRITAIN STARTED RETURNING ALL STOLEN ITEMS TO ETHIOPIA AND THE OTHER AFRICANS CONCERNED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SIGLE JUSTIFICATION IN LAW OR MORALITY FOR TAKIN BY FORCE CULTURAL OBJECTS BELONGING TO OTHER NATIONS AND CULTURES. THOSE WHO PREACH DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE SHOULD SET A BETTER EXAMPLE. FORCE HAS NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED BY MANKIND AS THE SOLE JUSTIFICATION FOR HOLDING THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS. HOW LONG ARE THE BRITISH GOING TO LIVE IN CONTRADICTION WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE GONE ALL OVER THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA AND ASIA ASKING OTHERS TO OBSERVE? THERE SHOULD BE AN END TO THIS UNTENABLE SITUATION. KWAME OPOKU. IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT BRITAIN STARTED RETURNING ALL STOLEN ITEMS TO ETHIOPIA AND THE OTHER AFRICANS CONCERNED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SIGLE JUSTIFICATION IN LAW OR MORALITY FOR TAKIN BY FORCE CULTURAL OBJECTS BELONGING TO OTHER NATIONS AND CULTURES. THOSE WHO PREACH DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE SHOULD SET A BETTER EXAMPLE. FORCE HAS NEVER BEEN ACCEPTED BY MANKIND AS THE SOLE JUSTIFICATION FOR HOLDING THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS. HOW LONG ARE THE BRITISH GOING TO LIVE IN CONTRADICTION WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE GONE ALL OVER THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA AND ASIA ASKING OTHERS TO OBSERVE? THERE SHOULD BE AN END TO THIS UNTENABLE SITUATION. KWAME OPOKU.

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