Who goes to warfare any time at his own expense? who plants a vineyard, and eats not of the fruit thereof? or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
He begins with a copious induction of examples-of soldiers, and shepherds, and husbandmen.