"The essence of war is fire, famine, and pestilence. They contribute to its outbreak; they are among its weapons; they become its consequences."

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We legislate against forestalling and monopoly; we would have a common granary for the poor; but the selfishness which hoards thecorn for high prices, is the preventative of famine; and the law of self-preservation is surer policy than any legislation can be.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson