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Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Bavaria made the adoption of the Beer Purity

Bavaria made the adoption of the Beer Purity Law a condition of its joining the new German Empire. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: 1945 nearly eight million Germans had been killed

1945 nearly eight million Germans had been killed or were missing, — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Japan appears to be the birthplace of the

Japan appears to be the birthplace of the soup and the home of the stew. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Astonishingly, at least to a non-German, the issue

Astonishingly, at least to a non-German, the issue arose again at the reunification of 1990. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: The Louvre stopped buying paintings in 1848, and

The Louvre stopped buying paintings in 1848, and neither the Metropolitan nor the Hermitage acquire contemporary material. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: over 10 per cent of the population; two

over 10 per cent of the population; two thirds of them from the armed forces. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Among the accused was the author of Romeo

Among the accused was the author of Romeo and Juliet, one William Shakespeare. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: The spread of Viking bling is a good

The spread of Viking bling is a good indication of the spread of its culture. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: the addition made in 1990: Albert Einstein, the

the addition made in 1990: Albert Einstein, the first Jew in Walhalla. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: There's the constant concern with what happens to

There's the constant concern with what happens to you when you die. Every society thinks about that and makes things to deal with that. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses

Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses everybody. Texts don't. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: For the Greeks, there was no single canonical

For the Greeks, there was no single canonical version of creation, but a number of overlapping stories. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Altogether one quarter of German territory was lost

Altogether one quarter of German territory was lost in 1945, territory which had for many centuries belonged to Germany. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: For many, the icon of the British Museum

For many, the icon of the British Museum is the Rosetta Stone, that administrative by-product of the Greek imperial adventure in Africa. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: in 1596 a man called William Wayte claimed

in 1596 a man called William Wayte claimed to have been set upon by four assailants outside the Swan Theatre — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: A collection that embraces the whole world allows

A collection that embraces the whole world allows you to consider the whole world. That is what an institution such as the British Museum is for. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: [The Persian Empire] left a dream of the

[The Persian Empire] left a dream of the Middle East as a unit, and a unit where people of different faiths could live together. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: It is, as we know, the victors who

It is, as we know, the victors who write the history, especially when only the victors know how to write. — Neil MacGregor

Neil Macgregor Quotes By Neil MacGregor: Objects are better than text at conveying narrative

Objects are better than text at conveying narrative — Neil MacGregor