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1 " ...the disease killed eight thousand...between its first appearance in October 1635 and its eventual disappearance in July 1637...The appalling impact of the plague had two significant consequences. One was that it created a shortage of labor and thus resulted in a rise in wages as employers competed for man-power. "
― Mike Dash , Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
2 " The pack of all disasters has moulded together and fallen on my neck.” FRANCISCO PELSAERT "
― Mike Dash , Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
3 " The gunner drew a knife and slashed at Gerritsz’s back, bawling: “Out, cats and dogs—you have been masters here long enough, now I [will be master] for a while.” The steward ran for his life, leaving the bottle room unguarded, and soon several of Janssen’s shipmates had joined him in sampling the fine wines and spirits within. "
4 " Who Wants to Be Stabbed to Death?” “What a godless life is that which has been lived here.” FRANCISCO PELSAERT "
5 " psychopaths have a narcissistic and grossly inflated view of their self-worth and importance, a truly astonishing egocentricity and sense of entitlement, and see themselves as the centre of the universe, as superior beings who are justified in living according to their own rules. "
