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 1     II, XI  |          are elected according to merit—this is an improvement.
 2     II, XI  |         chosen not only for their merit, but for their wealth: a
 3     II, XI  |       oligarchy, and election for merit of aristocracy, there will
 4     II, XI  |      generals—with an eye both to merit and to wealth.~But we must
 5    III, V   |           according to virtue and merit; for no man can practice
 6    III, XI  |         rich and have no personal merit—are both solved. There is
 7    III, XV  |        when many persons equal in merit arose, no longer enduring
 8     IV, III |           differences of rank and merit, and there are some other
 9     IV, VII |     wealth and according to their merit. Such a form of government
10     IV, VII |          of the community, men of merit and reputation for virtue
11     IV, VIII|           of offices according to merit is a special characteristic
12     IV, XV  |    qualification, or by birth, or merit, or for some special reason,
13      V, III |         when awarded according to merit.~Again, superiority is a
14      V, VII |         who are at least of equal merit are dishonored by those
15      V, X   | aristocracy, for it is based upon merit, whether of the individual
16      V, XI  |        And he should honor men of merit, and make them think that
17     VI, VII |         as at Massalia, to men of merit who are selected for their
18    VII, IV  |   distribute offices according to merit, then they must know each
19    VII, IX  |        principle of conformity to merit. Besides, the ruling class