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 1 2 |         and so make themselves ridiculous in the eyes of those who,
 2 2 |         Athenian. The many are ridiculous in imagining that they know
 3 6 |     laws—not only will they be ridiculous and useless, but the greatest
 4 6 |     not of earth; besides, how ridiculous of us to be sending out
 5 6 |        one avoid being utterly ridiculous, who attempts to compel
 6 7 |       follows? Shall we make a ridiculous law that the pregnant woman
 7 7 |      afraid of appearing to be ridiculous, I would say that a woman
 8 7 |     prayer would surely be too ridiculous.~Cleinias. Very true.~Athenian.
 9 7 |       or say anything which is ridiculous and out of place—he should
10 7 |    manner, nothing can be more ridiculous than such an application
11 8 |     another may appear to some ridiculous, abstain from commanding
12 9 |   Cleinias. There is something ridiculous, Stranger, in our proposing
13 9 |       they disagree, be deemed ridiculous? We should consider whether
14 10|     and it would be paltry and ridiculous to prefer the shorter to
15 11|      if I may venture to say a ridiculous thing, the best men everywhere
16 11|       take to saying something ridiculous about their opponent, and
17 11|      so fond of making mankind ridiculous, if they attempt in a good–
18 12| quality to our laws; for it is ridiculous, after a great deal of labour