„Without cruelty there is no festival: thus the longest and most ancient part of human history teaches — and in punishment there is so much that is festive!“

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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„I couldn’t miss Percy’s fifteenth birthday,” Poseidon said. “Why, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!”"That’s true,” Paul said. “I used to teach ancient history.”Poseidon’s eyes twinkled. “That’s me. Ancient history.“
— Rick Riordan
„Let me recite what history teaches. History teaches.“
— Gertrude Stein