Aeschylus Quotes
Remember to be submissive, thou art analien, a fugitive, and in need.
Aeschylus. The Suppliants. Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth, Harvard University Press, 1922, line 204.
In 1902 there was a national crises brought about by a coal strike. At that time the president had no legal powers in such a matter. Lodge urged President Theodore Roosevelt to take a symbolic public stand on the strike issues. He did so, and it led to a successful arbitration of the dispute. It was one of the first examples of presidential "jawboning:"
Aeschylus (UK: /ˈiːskɪləs/, US: /ˈɛskɪləs/; Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aiskhylos, pronounced [ai̯s.kʰý.los]; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek author of Greek tragedy, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Before this, characters interacted only with the chorus.
