Western civilisation at risk of 'atrophy, servitude and decline', Rubio says
In a speech overlooking the Acropolis, the US Secretary of State also said the US believes Europe "can awaken from its long slumber".
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"We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber and rekindle the fire that was here millennia ago."
— Marco Rubio , Politician
"The course we take will determine whether the West maintains its place at the head of the world, or resigns itself to a future of atrophy, and servitude, and decline."
— Marco Rubio , Politician
"The word 'nationalism' became a dirty word."
— Marco Rubio , Politician
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In a speech overlooking the Acropolis, the US Secretary of State also said the US believes Europe "can awaken from its long slumber".
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