Dialogue

 1 Intro|     try to improve them, would act in the spirit of the law-giver.
 2 Intro|       is spoken of as a divine act, and is at the same time
 3 Intro|   protected by the law if they act rightly in their dealings
 4 Intro| honesty, but that it makes men act in the same way, and requires
 5 State|        increase it; while they act according to the rules of
 6 State|       whether young or old, to act contrary to the written
 7 State|        about the laws, were to act contrary to them from motives
 8 State|      pretends that he can only act for the best by violating
 9 State|        virtue and knowledge to act justly and holily to all;
10 State|      royal ought not itself to act, but to rule over those
11 State|     over those who are able to act; the king ought to know
12 State|     Quite true.~STRANGER: They act on no true principle at