Sophocles Quotes
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
Sophocles. Ajax. Translated by R. C. Jebb, Cambridge UP, 1896.
Trump had a penchant for making statements and attacks and offering policies that were racist, sexist, boorish, and often unconstitutional. Leaders of this own Republican party urged him to act more presidential, stop the lies and exaggerations, and advocate for traditional Republican positions and programs, but most Republicans supported him. Just before the second presidential debate, video tape was found where r. Trump uttered vile, sexist language and admitting to committing acts of sexual assault and predation on women. Then in the debate, he claimed that it was just “locker room talk” which angered many even further in that he was not an adolescent at the time but was a 59 year old man. Republicans denounced hime in droves with many leaders and office holders of the party withdrawing their support of him as a presidential candidate. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Senior Republican in the country, then announced that he would no longer support or campaign for Trump, but would only campaign for other Republicans. This was Trump’s campaign speech on that subject. Note the total insensitivity and paranoid belief in a conspiracy theory.
Sophocles (/ˈsɒfəkliːz/; Greek: Σοφοκλῆς, pronounced [so.pʰo.klɛ̂ːs]; c. 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus; and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost fifty years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in thirty competitions, won twenty-four, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won thirteen competitions, and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles; Euripides won four.
