And their noble misery, for which there was no cure, was to be exalted: My intention is solely to invite the authorities to turn part of their vigilant attention to considering the portion of the People who suffer the assistance that we owe them is linked to the honour and prosperity of the Empire, of which the Poor are the firmest bulwark, for no sovereign can maintain and extend hisdomain without favouring the population, and cultivating the Land, Commerce and the Arts; and the Poor are the necessary agents for the great powers that reveal the true force of a People.