I want to build / and raise anew / Theseus' Temple and the Stadiums / and where Pericles lived But there's no money, too much spent today / I had a guest over and we sat together.

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“I want to build and raise anew theseus' temple and the stadiums, and where Pericles lived,” is a quote from a song by Ry Cooder. The song is about the rebuilding of the city of Athens after WWII. The reconstruction was extremely difficult and resulted in a great deal of waste. The song is about the waste that occurred because people were such proud of what was being built that they did not take into account how much it cost. The words “Never waste money,” are also used in the song.

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