Greco-Roman we are, and, as the years of crisis deepen, the heritage of imperial Rome becomes more than ever a millstone round our necks and ball and chain on our feet. On the other hand as we intensify our countless billions of candle-power so that they threaten to consume us, the luminous glow of the Greek city-state seems to penetrate more searchingly into every corner of our civilisation. ... They who laid the intellectual foundations of the western world were the most fanatical players and organizers of games that the world has ever known.
C.L.R. James, Beyond a Boundary (1963), 202
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