I’ve long leaned toward the British side of the Elgin Marbles debate. “Elgin and the Brits did Greece a favor, by caring about the treasures of the ancient world, while others did not.” My friend @Jeff_Jacoby lands heavy blows against this view. http://view.email.bostonglobe.com/?qs=d3b74f19f95c7867c2dd7673a05f93c686c0b901c717006d41b76bcbc4294257a3ece0b61106f932db43e11ed1f4c0d2f6218e9b70392504c4b862f800db2750f93b02709470caf086c0f40f15407e0d12531d0400ec197a …
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Replying to @jaynordlinger @Jeff_Jacoby
It's possible to defend Elgin's action at the time in those terms, yet think that the situation has changed some in 200 years.
10:27 AM - 13 Mar 2020
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