<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A civilization cannot appoint itself heir to... > A civilization cannot appoint itself heir to Athens with speeches alone; it must possess the schools, laboratories, factories, alliances, and courage to make the inheritance productive. **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 ``` “A civilization cannot appoint itself heir to Athens with speeches alone; it must possess the schools, laboratories, factories, alliances, and courage to make the inheritance productive.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-civilization-cannot-appoint-courage-inheritance-productive ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->