Segment 1: Alexandros Mallias on the Greek Classics." [podcast 27 min 50 sec]

George Liston Seay interviews Alexandros Mallias, Greek Ambassador to the United States, in this segment, from Dialogue. The two discuss the influence of the classics on past and contemporary politics: "The history of the Peloponnesian Wars and the works of Plato, Aristotle and Homer have guided the actions of Western statesmen for ages. The plays of Sophocles and other Greek playwrights influenced the leadership philosophy of Martin Luther King. The classic texts of ancient Greece have endured precisely because they continue to inspire. Their utility rests upon the timeless brilliance of understanding the human condition. Alexandros Mallias, Greek Ambassador to the United States, explain why the classics are immortal."