Give me a life wherever there is an opportunity to live, and better life than was my father's. - Sophocles

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Give me a life wherever there is an opportunity to live, and better life than was my father's.

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Sophocles (Greek: Σοφοκλῆς; 496 – 406 BCE) was a Greek playwright, dramatist, priest, and politician of Classical Athens. He was also a general for the Athenian Empire in the Peloponnesian Wars, and during his service he led the battle against the Peloponnesian Island of Samos.[citation needed]

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Native Name: Σοφοκλῆς
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