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1 1 | reviewing his work, will appoint guardians to preside over these things—
2 2 | True.~Athenian. And the guardians of these laws and fellow–
3 6 | to the selection of the guardians of the law, who must be
4 6 | the first place, be the guardians of the law; and, secondly,
5 6 | proceed against him before the guardians of the law. And if he be
6 6 | first ordinances about the guardians of the law; as the work
7 6 | name of brigadiers. The guardians of the law shall propose
8 6 | undergoing a scrutiny, like the guardians of the law. And let the
9 6 | council are elected, the guardians of the law shall convene
10 6 | twelve months, and furnish guardians of the state, each portion
11 6 | commanding the young. The guardians of the law are to be careful
12 6 | of the waters, which the guardians of the supply preserve and
13 6 | fined if they do not go (the guardians of the law shall judge of
14 6 | elect by ballot him of the guardians of the law whom they severally
15 6 | with the exception of the guardians of the law—shall hold office
16 6 | wrong, let him go to the guardians of the law and lay his accusation
17 6 | legislate and have chosen our guardians of the law, and are ourselves
18 6 | endeavour to make them not only guardians of the law but legislators
19 6 | they, together with the guardians of the law, will legislate
20 6 | under their notice to the guardians of the law, and correct
21 6 | the next of kin and the guardians shall have authority. What
22 6 | shall be punished by the guardians of the law as a man wanting
23 6 | or without the city. The guardians of the law shall pass any
24 6 | shall choose ten of the guardians of the law and abide by
25 6 | the women go and tell the guardians of the law, and the guardians
26 6 | guardians of the law, and the guardians shall prevent them. But
27 7 | over marriage], whom the guardians of the law appoint. These
28 7 | acting in concert with the guardians of the law, shall, with
29 7 | shall be punished by the guardians of the laws, and by the
30 7 | appointed judges and the guardians of the law, and they are
31 7 | with them, O most excellent guardians of the law? or how can the
32 8 | and, in company with the guardians of the law, ordain those
33 8 | instructor of youth and the other guardians of the laws, who shall give
34 8 | approved by the judgment of the guardians of the laws, not even if
35 8 | director of education and the guardians of the law meeting together
36 8 | better of the temptation, the guardians of the law, exercising the
37 8 | bee–keepers, and to the guardians and superintendents of their
38 8 | superintendents, taken from the guardians of the law; and they shall
39 8 | also receive them, and the guardians of the law shall make fit
40 8 | at any place which the guardians of the law and the wardens
41 8 | registered in the books of the guardians of the law; in case of diminution,
42 9 | secure exactness, let the guardians of the law refer to the
43 9 | death, let the judges be the guardians of the law, and a court
44 9 | he shall be bound by the guardians of the law in the public
45 9 | contrary to law, let the guardians of the law punish him with
46 9 | Of all these things the guardians of the law must take cognisance):—
47 9 | completed his term of exile, the guardians shall send twelve judges
48 9 | regard to religion, the guardians of the law, aided by the
49 9 | who are still young, the guardians shall take care of their
50 9 | taking counsel with the guardians of the and the priests,
51 9 | just now saying, and the guardians of the law, meet and consider
52 9 | commit the matter to the guardians of the law. And when similar
53 10| above–mentioned classes of guardians would any man compare the
54 10| Gods the chiefest of all guardians, and do they not guard our
55 10| interests, and are the best of guardians, are inferior in virtue
56 10| of food appointed by the guardians of the law from the hands
57 10| to be citizens, let the guardians of orphans take care of
58 10| announced by him to the guardians of the law; and let them
59 10| childish levity, let the guardians of the law determine, before
60 11| rest with the five youngest guardians of the law, and if the decision
61 11| warden of the agora and the guardians of the law shall obtain
62 11| them communicate with the guardians of the law, and write down
63 11| little bad as possible, the guardians of the law shall remember
64 11| remember that they are not only guardians of those who may be easily
65 11| a state—about these the guardians of the law should meet and
66 11| supervision of orphans by their guardians. These follow next in order,
67 11| the sons of a man require guardians, and: the father when he
68 11| leaves a will appointing guardians, those have been named by
69 11| which he has appointed no guardians, then the next of kin, two
70 11| shall have the authority of guardians, whom the guardians of the
71 11| authority of guardians, whom the guardians of the law shall appoint
72 11| when the orphans require guardians. And the fifteen eldest
73 11| And the fifteen eldest guardians of the law shall have the
74 11| who require the care of guardians, they shall share in the
75 11| with the consent of her guardians any one of the citizens
76 11| empowered to marry by the guardians, let him return home and
77 11| legislator left fifteen of the guardians of the law to be arbiters
78 11| power is thus given to the guardians of the law, let him bring
79 11| first place, we say that the guardians of the law are lawgivers
80 11| and to the children’s own guardians a suitable admonition concerning
81 11| other legislation concerning guardians in their relation to orphans,
82 11| their superintendence of the guardians, if they did not possess
83 11| either sex, and he among the guardians of the law to whom the superintendence
84 11| has been ill–used by his guardians, let him within five years
85 11| of all go to the eldest guardians of the law and tell them
86 11| incompatibility of temper, ten of the guardians of the law, who are impartial,
87 11| another country, and the guardians of the law shall send away
88 11| inform the three eldest guardians of the law, and three of
89 12| shall be composed of the guardians of the law, and to them
90 12| have the consent of the guardians, being such citizens as
91 12| other cities a model of the guardians of the law, but when he
92 12| in the second place, of guardians of the law, the ten eldest
93 12| good men, and from them the guardians of the law may by reflection
94 12| before the court of the guardians of the law, and if he be
95 12| fair limit of expense. The guardians of the law ought to take
96 12| this sort:—The ten oldest guardians of the law, and all those
97 12| teachers the lawgivers, the guardians of the other citizens, to
98 12| we wonder that when the guardians are not adequate in speech
99 12| said? Or can we give our guardians a more precise knowledge
100 12| and are not the younger guardians, who are chosen for their
101 12| appear, we must compel the guardians of our divine state to perceive,
102 12| take the same view? Are our guardians only to know that each of
103 12| good things—that the true guardians of the laws ought to know
104 12| but we refuse to admit as guardians any who do not labour to
105 12| land, might become perfect guardians, such as we have never seen
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