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The greeks had considered hope the final evil in pandora's box. they also gave us an image of perfect nobility: a human being lovingly doing her duty to another human being despite all threats, and going to her death with pride and courage, not deterred by any hope - antigone.
-Walter Kaufmann
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The Greeks Had Considered Hope The Final

Walter Kaufmann
The greeks had considered hope the final evil in pandora's box. they also gave us an image of perfect nobility: a human being lovingly doing her duty to another human being despite all threats, and going to her death with pride and courage, not deterred by any hope - antigone.
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