Then it is of course
 necessary,
 Socrates ,
 to take care that these paradises in which the king
 spends his time shall contain a fine stock of trees
 and all other beautiful things that the soil
 produces. And some say, Critobulus,
 that when the king makes gifts, he first invites
 those who have distinguished themselves in war,
 because it is useless to have broad acres under
 tillage unless there are men to defend them; and
 next to them, those who stock and cultivate the land
 best, saying that even stout-hearted warriors cannot
 live without the aid of workers.