Once I spoke about this subject among a group of English intellectuals. One of them was a professor on Roman Law at one of the leading British universities. I asked him,what was the official language of the Byzantine Empire? He said, maybe sometime in the sixth or the seventh century.The Justinian Codex, the rule of law in the Byzantine Empire which was produced by Emperor Justinian, it was written in Latin.And he looked at me ,he knew that I knew already that the only original copy was found in the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Garry KasparovI want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.
Garry KasparovIf we look at statistical data, we see that Protestant countries in terms of economic development are more successful than those observing Catholicism.
Garry KasparovFor me, chess is a language, and if it's not my native tongue, it is one I learned via the immersion method at a young age.
Garry KasparovWe know that for the last 300 or 400 years, the size of human bodies is growing. Now what happened is that we suddenly, in history, have the backward process. We have these great Greek athletes, we have ultra-powerful Roman soldiers. You look at the size of the Roman soldier who has to carry all this ammunition. You're talking about 300,000 Arnold Schwartzeneggers.
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