<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # America does not need the Acropolis as a trophy.... > America does not need the Acropolis as a trophy. It needs Athens as part of its own creation story, because a nation that forgets the sources of its self-understanding eventually forgets what its power is for. **Source:** [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “America does not need the Acropolis as a trophy. It needs Athens as part of its own creation story, because a nation that forgets the sources of its self-understanding eventually forgets what its power is for.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-america-need-acropolis-eventually-forgets-power ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->