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ὡς δ᾽ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν, οὐκ, εἰ τῶν πάντων ἀδικήσομέν τιν᾽ ἢ μείζον᾽ ἢ ἐλάττονα, δεινόν ἐστιν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰ τὰς τιμάς, αἷς ἂν ἀντ᾽ εὖ ποιήσωμέν τινας, ἀπίστους καταστήσομεν: οὐδ᾽ ὁ πλεῖστος ἔμοιγε λόγος περὶ τῆς ἀτελείας ἐστίν, ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὲρ τοῦ πονηρὸν ἔθος τὸν νόμον εἰσάγειν καὶ τοιοῦτον δι᾽ οὗ πάντ᾽ ἄπισθ᾽ ὅσ᾽ ὁ δῆμος δίδωσιν ἔσται.
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