"Surely the conditions depend on man--not on nature.

What our proud forefathers accomplished by law and energy, we could, we can accomplish, if we restore law and energy in our midst." "You are entirely mistaken," answered Saracinesca.

"It would take five times the energy of the ancient Romans to turn the Campagna into a garden, or even into a fertile productive region.

No one is five times as energetic as the ancients.

As for the laws, they do well enough." Del Ferice was delighted.