Alexandros Panagoulis quotes

Alexandros Panagoulis was a Greek politician, poet, and resistance fighter, best known for his opposition to the military junta in Greece. His attempted assassination of dictator Georgios Papadopoulos and years of imprisonment made him a national symbol of resistance. He continues to inspire as a defender of democracy and human rights. Here are 3 of his quotes:

I gave life to the walls a voice I gave them more friendly so that would become my company and the guards asked to know where they could find the paint.The walls of the cell kept the secret and the mercenaries searched everywhere but paint they could not find.Because they did not think for one moment that they should search into my veins.

Alexandros Panagoulis

A match as a pen Blood on the floor as ink The forgotten gauze cover as paper But what should I write? I might just manage my address. This ink is strange; it clots. I write you from a prison in Greece.

Alexandros Panagoulis