Donald Tusk in Athens in 2019: "Thucydides noticed that in the state of upheaval, human nature comes before justice. Emotions and passions, inherent in our nature, are stronger than our attachment to the laws and rules..." #poland #greece #thucydides t.co/GtkENVp9Cw
Tusk in Athens in 2019: "...Thucydides and his reflection on the theme of stasis, an ancient Greek term literally meaning: a part, a fraction, denoted a state of public disorder, chaos resulting from political passions+a constant escalation of internal conflicts." #poland #greece
Tusk in Athens in 2019: "As an example Thucydides gave the situation in Korkyra, where agreement was not possible also because, in the heat of the battle, the sides freely changed the meanings of words, while values were being reversed." #poland #greece #Tusk
Poland experiencing a Thucydidian "stasis"+Korkyra. "Those who sowed anger, resentment and destruction became figures of political and even moral authority, +whoever resisted them, in the name of order+prudence, was under suspicion." #poland #greece #Tusk t.co/GtkENVp9Cw
