“And so, inevitably, one returns to the centre of Western culture, Greece, and we have never, in any sense, lost our ties with the architectural concepts that this country's ancient civilization explored and demonstrated, nor with the political and social freedom that lay behind them.”
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Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner was an English politician born in 1497 and died on November 12, 1555. He held several important positions during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, including Lord Chancellor and Privy Councilor. more
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Source: Selected Papers, 1945-1980, with Commentary