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Ioannis Metaxas
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“-"The Italian Government has repeatedly noted that, during the course of the present war, the Greek Government has adopted and maintained a position which goes not only against the smooth and peaceful..." -Alors, c'est la guerre. -Pas nécessaire, mon excellence. -Non, c'est nécessaire.”
Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941) first seen 1940 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in: "Angelos Terzakis (1990) The Greek Epic: 1940 - 1941, p.36", such as in Grazzi's Memoirs
“Greece since the 4th of August became an anticommunist State, an antiparliamentary State, a totalitarian State. A State based on its peasants and workers, and so antiplutocratic. There is not, of course, a particular party to govern. This party is all the People, except of the incorrigible communists and the reactionary politicians of the old parties.”
Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...Greece, which has the highest estimation of the renowned leader, heroic soldier, and enlightened creator of Turkey. We will never forget that President Atatürk was the true founder of the Greco-Turkish alliance based on a framework of common ideals and peaceful cooperation. He developed ties of friendship between the two nations which it would be unthinkable to dissolve. Greece will guard its fervent memories of this great man, who determined an unalterable future path for the noble Turkish nation.”
Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source