We will not say thereafter that the Greeks fight like heroes, but heroes fight like the Greeks!
The above quote from Winston Churchill sums up the strength of the people of this country, which was again illustrated these past weeks in their fight against forest fires that ripped though the northern countryside. Over 75 people have died and half a million acres of forest have been destroyed, creating the worst devastation of this kind ever recorded in Greek history. This devastation has been met by the typical Greek “I won’t back down attitude” with residents valiantly fighting the flames themselves to save their homes.