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"Rome is not the origin of European culture. It is the instrument of its transmission. Rome receives from Greece and from Israel, and passes on to the Latin West what it has received. To be Roman is to come in second place."

— Brague, Rémi event 1992

From Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization

Context: On Rome's role as cultural transmitter rather than originator. From Eccentric Culture (1992), trans. Samuel Lester, St. Augustine's Press, 2002. ⚠️ Verify against source.

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