The Greek Revolution Quotes

“and at the end of 1820 Mavrokordatos started teaching Greek to Mary Shelley, whose Frankenstein had been published two years earlier.”
― Mark Mazower, The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe

“to found a fraternal society of their own. Humbler than its illustrious Vienna equivalent, their Filiki Etaireia (Friendly Society) would turn out to be the catalyst for Europe’s first successful national revolution, ultimately forcing kings and diplomats to change their entire approach to the management of the European peace.11”
― Mark Mazower, The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe