Western civilisation at risk of 'atrophy, servitude and decline', Rubio says
Standing before the Acropolis in Athens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio swept through the history of ancient Greece to the rise of American industry in a speech on Wednesday that portrayed western civilisation at risk of decline.
Rubio said the world was at an "inflection point". Nations, particularly in Europe, should return to ancient Greek values and "rebuild our institutions and our alliances to face these threats together".
"We believe that Europe can awaken from its long slumber and rekindle the fire that was here millennia ago," he said.
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