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Dear Ms. Boulton –

Thank you for taking the time to read this and give it due respect and consideration.
Much has been said and written in making the case, both pro and con, of returning the Parthenon Marbles to their true home in Greece. We both know, as does the entire world, that these artifacts were purely stolen by Lord Elgin during a colonial period that has long since ended. While I understand your position on the matter, I feel that it is not justified either by history or current world standards of civilization.
Greece has offered almost unlimited use of a great many artifacts to you; most of these have never been viewed outside Greece. They are of great archaeological significance and would be a splendid display for your renowned museum. It is a fair and honorable trade and one of which your museum should avail itself.
At this point, with the ever increasing pressure your museum is feeling, it seems that it would be a wonderful time to step forward and set the tone for the rest of the world to follow; step forward by example. This could be the example that is set that will allow your museum to continue to maintain a reputation of being a leader and not one of being mired down in a colonial mindset.
Even though you would never admit it, publicly or privately, I think you recognize as I do and many others as well, the return of the Parthenon Marbles will happen. At some point, you will receive so much political pressure, be it internal or external, that you will no choice but to release these “hostages” to return to their home. We both understand how this world we live in works these days.
If you have taken the “high road” before that happens, your museum will always be viewed as the trendsetter for how all museums of the future should operate; if not, and once again I think you will have to agree on an intellectual basis, the vilification which will be attached to your museum will be long lasting.
I call upon you to do that which is morally right, Return the Parthenon Marbles.

Here is another splendid letter disagreeing with us, once again, disagreement is fine, but please try not to appear an idiot, which this bloke manages to do inspite of all his legalistic sounding rhetoric; that's what happens when you regurgitate some other idiot's rhetoric.

In other words, if you weren't an idiot, you would know it is Ottoman Empire, not Otterman Empire.

If the Greeks had legal title they would press an action through the courts, they don't because they can't.

The Marbles were not stolen but rescued from almost certain destruction, bought from Otterman Empire, which was the recognised government of that time - historical revisionism is a pointless exercise, may I remind you the people of that land were busy rendering the Parthenon into lime for cement.

You are talking abject nonsense - cry all you like but you are not going steal property from it's rightful owners - because this is what this boils down to international law and the sanctity of property title - which is the basis of international trade in goods and services