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 1 1 |      teaches him how rightly to rule and how to obey. This is
 2 1 |        good men who are able to rule themselves, and bad men
 3 1 |    gentle, and not violent, her rule must needs have ministers
 4 1 |    should live according to its rule; while the city, receiving
 5 2 |      Now, here the giver of the rule, whether he be legislator
 6 2 |      fancies that he is able to rule over himself and all mankind.~
 7 3 |         did not the eldest then rule among them, because with
 8 3 |     troop under the patriarchal rule and sovereignty of their
 9 3 |       family would be under the rule of the eldest, and, owing
10 3 |       they would not make their rule more arbitrary; and the
11 3 |         principles on which men rule and obey in cities, whether
12 3 |       general of progenitors to rule over their offspring?~Cleinias.
13 3 | principle that the noble should rule over the ignoble; and, thirdly,
14 3 |  thirdly, that the elder should rule and the younger obey?~Cleinias.
15 3 |        ruled, and their masters rule?~Cleinias. Of course.~Athenian.
16 3 |         that the stronger shall rule, and the weaker be ruled?~
17 3 |      ruled?~Cleinias. That is a rule not to be disobeyed.~Athenian.
18 3 | disobeyed.~Athenian. Yes, and a rule which prevails very widely
19 3 |  according to nature, being the rule of law over willing subjects,
20 3 |     willing subjects, and not a rule of compulsion.~Cleinias.
21 3 |      There is a seventh kind of rule which is awarded by lot,
22 3 |         state departs from this rule by giving money the place
23 4 |        time of Cronos a blessed rule and life, of which the best–
24 4 |        are a superior race, and rule over them. In like manner
25 6 |         of honours: this is the rule of measure, weight, and
26 6 |      aim, and according to this rule order the new city which
27 6 |       of the perfect and strict rule of justice. And this is
28 6 |   should remember the universal rule, that he who is not a good
29 6 |         and female; he too will rule according to law; one such
30 7 |         self–willed; and a like rule is to be observed in the
31 8 |      them exercises a voluntary rule over voluntary subjects;
32 8 |         and in like manner what rule determines who is defeated;
33 8 |  erasure made. And let the same rule be observed about the registration
34 9 |      But let there be a general rule, that the disgrace and punishment
35 9 |    individuals which obeys this rule, and is best for the whole
36 9 |     severely: this shall be the rule of our laws.~Cleinias. Certainly.~
37 9 |    slain an enemy; and the same rule will apply if a citizen
38 9 |         have no need of laws to rule over him; for there is no
39 9 |         not transgress the just rule. That was an excellent practice,
40 10|     order, nor according to any rule or proportion, may be said
41 11|        or less. Let this be the rule prescribed:—No one shall
42 11|   Certainly, it is an excellent rule not lightly to defile the
43 11|        will not conform to this rule, let the law be as follows:—
44 12|      offerings follow a similar rule.~Now that the whole city
45 12|       some laying down as their rule of justice, that certain
46 12|         individuals should bear rule in the state, whether they