In a lengthy and closely-argued text, Dominic Selwood explains why he thinks: '
Amal Clooney should back off. Lord Elgin was a hero who saved the marbles for the world',
Telegraph October 21st, 2014.
If the Greek government is about to launch a new media PR campaign
for the return of the marbles, it is time to put aside the wilful
misinformation and cheap innuendo that masks the genuine debt that
everyone — most especially Greece — owes to Lord Elgin. The world needs
to stop whipping him, and start thanking him for his Herculean efforts, contra mundum, in saving these wonderful sculptures for everyone.
... and if he was a heritage hero, does that mean they should never go back? Why?
In a lengthy and closely-argued text, Dominic Selwood explains why he thinks: 'Amal Clooney should back off. Lord Elgin was a hero who saved the marbles for the world', Telegraph October 21st, 2014.
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