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Accordingly, the orator who is going to give
advice on ways and means should be acquainted with the nature and extent of the
State resources, so that if any is omitted it may be added, and if any is
insufficient, it may be increased. Further, he should know all the expenses of
the State, that if any is superfluous, it may be removed, or, if too great, may
be curtailed. For men become wealthier, not only by adding to what they already
possess, but also by cutting down expenses. Of these things it is not only
possible to acquire a general view from individual experience, but in view of
advising concerning them it is further necessary to be well informed about what
has been discovered among others.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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