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Alcibiades
So I should think, for the preservation of his passengers.Socrates
Quite right. And now, for what is the good counsel of which you speak?Alcibiades
For the better management and preservation of the city.Socrates
And what is it that becomes present or absent when we get this better management and preservation? If, for example, you should ask me, “What is it that becomes present or absent when the body is better managed and preserved?”—I should reply, “Health becomes present, and disease absent.” Do not you think so too?
So I should think, for the preservation of his passengers.Socrates
Quite right. And now, for what is the good counsel of which you speak?Alcibiades
For the better management and preservation of the city.Socrates
And what is it that becomes present or absent when we get this better management and preservation? If, for example, you should ask me, “What is it that becomes present or absent when the body is better managed and preserved?”—I should reply, “Health becomes present, and disease absent.” Do not you think so too?
