The laws of algebra!
Back then, the letters a equalled 1+2 and b equalled 2+1.
1 + 2 = a
2 + 1 = b
However, this was supposed to mean that a equalled b, which neither a nor b haughtily wanted to allow. This led to a big war, which resulted in a lot of division and fractions.
After tedious additions, subtractions and other warlike measures, a diplomatic agreement was reached:
‘All letters, for all their differences, are equal before the laws of algebra.’
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