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 1 1 |         really conquered by the worse, is a question which requires
 2 1 |      and in another, and even a worse manner, they will be the
 3 2 |        are not a whit better or worse than the work of to–day,
 4 3 |     more than the immoderate or worse.”~Cleinias. Very true.~Athenian.
 5 3 | remarked that the Persians grew worse and worse. And we affirm
 6 3 |         Persians grew worse and worse. And we affirm the reason
 7 5 |  superior, which rules, and the worse and inferior, which serves;
 8 5 |     beget better men and others worse; and we must legislate accordingly.
 9 6 |     which is likely to make men worse. These are our original
10 7 |    whereas the other makes them worse.~Cleinias. Very true.~Athenian.
11 7 |        and erroneous?~Cleinias. Worse than ludicrous, I should
12 8 |          and the whole city, be worse prepared than boxers? And
13 8 |         Cleinias, they were far worse educated in their minds
14 8 |  sometimes better and sometimes worse.~Cleinias. Of course.~Athenian.
15 9 |    either better or not so much worse as he would have been. But
16 9 |     judged by the law to be the worse may really be the less cruel,
17 9 |         cruel may be really the worse, and may have executed the
18 9 |       clandestinely; or what is worse, when they are disorderly
19 9 |        matters which judges far worse educated than ours would
20 9 |     that can happen to men; far worse are the punishments which
21 10|      are many of them, which is worse.~Athenian. Well, then; what
22 10|  knowing the better, choose the worse because they are overcome
23 10|       the better place, and the worse to the worse, and so assigning
24 10|     place, and the worse to the worse, and so assigning to them
25 10|         know that if you become worse you shall go to the worse
26 10|       worse you shall go to the worse souls, or if better to the
27 10|    memories and quick wits, are worse; although both of them are
28 11|        men are the superiors of worse men, and in general elders
29 12|         home neither better nor worse, let him be praised at any