October 27, 2014
Peter Hitchens argues for return of Parthenon Sculptures
Bearing in mind many of his other opinions, many would not expect Peter Hitchens to be in favour of the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Those who have followed the issue though will know that it is in fact pretty much the only issue that he & he brother Christopher agreed on.
Here he once again reiterates his view that they should be returned to Greece.
Peter Hitchens
From:
Daily Mail
PETER HITCHENS: So how long will it be before we invite the IS jihadis to a white-tie dinner?
By Peter Hitchens for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 00:01, 19 October 2014 | Updated: 10:33, 19 October 2014[…]
Mrs Clooney is right: we have to lose our Marbles
I back Amal Clooney in her battle to get the Elgin Marbles sent back to their home in Athens.
We rescued them from the Ottomans. We’ve guarded them well. But now their home is safe again, and we have had them for long enough.
They are one of the glories of human civilisation, and that is exactly why it would be right and generous for us to let them go back to the place they were made in and for.It is the civilised thing to do, without bargains or conditions.
I never really understood this until, in an American museum, I saw a sculpture that had once stood in Lincoln Cathedral.
I was enraged. Why was it not still there, where it belonged? But it was nothing like as important as the Marbles.
There can be no rule or precedent about this. There is only one Parthenon and only one Acropolis. That is why an act of selfless generosity is the best way of ending the quarrel.
[…]
- Peter Hitchens supports the return of the Elgin Marbles : June 4, 2005
- George Clooney reiterates support for Parthenon Marbles return : January 13, 2015
- George Clooney on the Parthenon Marbles : February 11, 2014
- Greece advised “use it or loose it” with Marbles legal action : May 13, 2015
- George Clooney thinks Britain should return Parthenon Sculptures : February 10, 2014
- Bill Murray & Matt Damon also support Marbles return : February 11, 2014
- Christopher Hitchens on the Elgin Marbles : October 7, 2008
- Tribute to the late Christopher Hitchens from the BCRPM : January 6, 2012
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10.28.14 at 12:41 am
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