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1 1 | exercise such a tremendous power, that they make the hearts
2 1 | me define the nature and power of education; for this is
3 1 | others, and display his power in conquering the irresistible
4 1 | hopes, and conceit of his power, and at last the string
5 3 | Trojan war, relied upon the power of the Assyrians and the
6 3 | agreed to be one, their power would have been invincible
7 3 | pleasure, combined with the power of doing in the whole world,
8 3 | was the ruin of the Dorian power, and that now, as then,
9 3 | ignorance to the utmost of his power.~Cleinias. That is evident.~
10 3 | great and famous Hellenic power of the olden time. Was it
11 3 | any one gives too great a power to anything, too large a
12 3 | temptation of arbitrary power—no one who will not, under
13 3 | undermined, and all his power vanishes from him. And great
14 3 | wisdom mingled with divine power, observing that the constitution
15 3 | comes of age, making the power of your twenty–eight elders
16 3 | instituted the Ephors, whose power he made to resemble that
17 3 | youthful spirit invested with a power which might be converted
18 3 | have regarded Hellas as a power to be despised.~Cleinias.
19 3 | now subject to the Persian power, owing to unnatural separations
20 3 | that I will do all in my power to please you.~Cleinias.
21 4 | conquered by a superior power in war. This, however, which
22 4 | and changing laws. And the power of discase has often caused
23 4 | and how can he have this power both of persuading and of
24 4 | excelled all men in the power of speech, and yet more
25 4 | And this may be said of power in general: When the supreme
26 4 | general: When the supreme power in man coincides with the
27 4 | to be like a tyranny—the power of our Ephors is marvellously
28 4 | named after the dominant power; they are not polities at
29 4 | nature invested with supreme power is able to order human affairs
30 4 | but only the interests and power and preservation of the
31 4 | they say, “the governing power makes whatever laws have
32 4 | or any other conquering power, does not make the continuance
33 4 | make the continuance of the power which is possessed by them
34 4 | there has been a contest for power, those who gain the upper
35 4 | former wrongs will come into power and rise up against them.
36 5 | other to the utmost of his power, does not know that in all
37 5 | also to the utmost of our power. Let every man, then, freely
38 5 | and also to give them the power of rendering efficient aid
39 5 | he is deserving, or the power or the justice to which
40 5 | legislator who has not despotic power. The truth is, that there
41 5 | education has such mighty power, both as regards domestic
42 6 | appointed to magisterial power, and their families, should
43 6 | tyrants one or more, or to the power of the people, but to justice
44 6 | each body of five have the power of selecting twelve others
45 6 | city, as far as lay in his power, and let him be disgraced
46 6 | way, they shall have the power themselves of inflicting
47 6 | the city have a similar power of imposing punishments
48 6 | those which have not this power of making the citizen better,
49 7 | But if fear has such a power we ought to infer from these
50 8 | difficulty, in acquiring the power of not being wronged. No
51 8 | us to the utmost of our power. And if there were a lack
52 8 | like a beast he have the power of eating and drinking all
53 8 | assails it, has a marvellous power.~Athenian. Am I not also
54 8 | slaves and freemen, he having power to determine the quantity
55 9 | truly to the utmost of their power; and so they shall put an
56 9 | Whoever by promoting a man to power enslaves the laws, and subjects
57 9 | passion, but has an opposite power, working her will by persuasion
58 9 | ignorance, when possessed of power and strength, will be held
59 9 | mankind: I mean where the power of wealth breeds endless
60 9 | absolute and irresponsible power, he will never remain firm
61 10| matter, summoning up all the power of persuasion which we possess.~
62 10| them to the utmost of his power.~Megillus. Stranger, I like
63 10| ignorant of the nature and power of the soul, especially
64 10| nature is the first creative power; but if the soul turn out
65 10| first in generation and power; then follows the second,
66 10| If we were to see this power existing in any earthy,
67 10| call such a self–moving power life?~Athenian. I do.~Cleinias.
68 10| first origin and moving power of all that is, or has become,
69 10| never has any self–moving power at all, being in truth the
70 10| extraordinary and wonderful power.~Cleinias. Yes, certainly;
71 10| from some want of reasoning power, and also from an unwillingness
72 10| also that they have all power which mortals and immortals
73 10| Athenian. Sensation and power are in an inverse ratio
74 10| disprove to the utmost of his power.~Cleinias. Very good; let
75 11| measure? And this is what the power of money accomplishes, and
76 11| one thinks that too great power is thus given to the guardians
77 11| souls of the dead have the power after death of taking an
78 11| just or unjust; and the power of speech which is thereby
79 11| that he will pervert the power of justice in the minds
80 12| steals much, but with less power, and he who takes up a greater
81 12| divide to the best of our power the greater and more serious
82 12| all constitutions, every power in the state is rent asunder
83 12| shall as at present have power to give and receive oaths,
84 12| good laws has the greatest power of improving the learner;
85 12| state is any such guardian power to be found? Can we say?~
86 12| possessing such a guardian power?~Cleinias. What, Stranger,
87 12| know how great is their power, as far as in man lies?
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