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When Belgium was invaded, they not only stood up in battle against the invader, but they welcomed to their homes tens of thousands of fugitives and fed and sheltered them. WHEN BELGIUM WAS INVADED THEY NOT ONLY STOOD IN BATTLE AGAINST THE INVADER BUT THEY WELCOMED TO THEIR HOMES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FUGITIVES AND FED AND SHELTERED THEM
some better use, when iron was getting scarce and wool and linen were cheaper. Even the stupid Normans learned that decency and kindness cost less, and accomplished more in making the Welshery loyal subjects of the king. So when, after many battles, King Arthur went out to have a little war of his own, and to enjoy the fight, in which he was mortally wounded, he showed his greatness, even in the hour of death. In truth, it is given to some men, like Samson, to be even mightier when they die, than when following the strenuous life. So it was with this great and good man of Cymry. His love for his people never ceased for one moment, and in his dying hour he left a bequest that all his people have understood and acted upon. Thus it has come to pass that the Welsh have been really unconquerable, by Saxon or Norman, or even in these twentieth century days by Teutons. Though living in a small country, they are among the greatest in the world, not in force, or in material things, but in soul.  HAD BETTER BE PUT TO SOME BETTER USE WHEN IRON WAS GETTING SCARCE AND WOOLEN LINEN WAS CHEAPER EVEN THE STUPID NORMANS LEARNT THAT DECENCY AND KINDNESS COST LESS AND ACCOMPLISHED MORE BY MAKING THE WELSHRY LOYAL SUBJECTS OF THE KING SO WHEN AFTER MANY BATTLES KING ARTHUR WENT TO HAVE A LITTLE WAR OF HIS OWN AND TO ENJOY THE FIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED HE SHOWED HIS GREATNESS EVEN IN HIS HOUR OF DEATH IN TRUTH IT IS GIVEN TO SOME MEN LIKE SAMSON THAT THEY MIGHT BE MIGHTIER WHEN THEY DIE THAN WHEN FOLLOWING THIS STRENUOUS LIFE SO IT WAS WITH THIS GREAT AND GOOD MAN OF COUNTRY HIS LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE NEVER CEASED FOR ONE MOMENT AND IN HIS DYING HOUR HE LEFT A BEQUEST THAT ALL HIS GOOD PEOPLE HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND ACTED UPON THUS IT HAS COME TO PASS THAT THE WELSH HAVE REALLY BEEN UNCONQUERABLE BY NORMANS AND SAXONS AND EVEN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY DAYS OF TEETONS THOUGH LIVING IN SUCH A SMALL COUNTRY THEY ARE THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD NOT IN FORCE OR MATERIAL THINGS BUT IN SOUL
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