Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire.
"According to my judgement, the French Revolution and the doings of Napoleon opened the eyes of the world. The nations knew nothing before and the people thought that kings were gods upon the earth and that they were bound to say that whatever they did as well done. Through this present change it is more difficult to rule the people."
"It was not until our rising that all the Greeks were brought into communication. There were men who knew of no place beyond a mile of their own locality."
"Greeks, God has signed our Liberty and will not go back on his promise."
"49 years I fight for the Fatherland."
"I was born in 1770, on April the 3rd, on the Easter Monday. The rebellion in the Peloponnese broke out in 1769. I was born under a tree on a mountain called Ramovouni, situated in old Messenia"
"When we got our weapons, first we said for [Christian] Faith and then for the Nation."
