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τὸ γὰρ ἐπ᾽ ἐξουσίας καὶ πλούτου πονηρὸν εἶναι καὶ ὑβριστὴν τεῖχός ἐστι πρὸς τὸ μηδὲν ἂν αὐτὸν ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆς παθεῖν, ἐπεὶ περιαιρεθεὶς οὗτος τὰ ὄντα ἴσως μὲν οὐκ ἂν ὑβρίζοι, εἰ δ᾽ ἄρα, ἐλάττονος ἄξιος ἔσται τοῦ μικροτάτου παρ᾽ ὑμῖν: μάτην γὰρ λοιδορήσεται καὶ βοήσεται, δίκην δ᾽, ἂν ἀσελγαίνῃ τι, τοῖς ἄλλοις ἡμῖν ἐξ ἴσου δώσει.
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