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He is bringing, they say, gold in
plenty. But if he disburses it, he will look in vain for more; for even springs
and wells have a way of failing, if one draws from them constantly and lavishly.
But he will hear that our resources consist of the ratable value of our country,
and how we can fight in defence of it against invaders from his land, those
ancestors of his who fought at Marathon best know; but as long as we are
victorious, there is surely no prospect of money failing us.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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