Many have claimed the tittle Great, like Caesar and Alexander, but in vain, for without deeds the tittle is a mere breath of air.

许多人给自己冠以伟大的头衔，像凯撒和亚历山大那样，但无济于事，因为没有伟大的行为头衔只不过是空穴来风。

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With that order in my hand I felt like Alexander the Great.

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But this has not been helped by his party's policy of "antiquisation", in which Macedonia seeks to claim ancient Macedonian figures like Alexander the Great and Philip of Macedon for itself and denying their Greek heritage.

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So I can honestly say, with almost a straight face, that I owe it all to guys like Socrates and Alexander the Great.

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