XXXVII.[1] xrmeya gr polite&
o zhlos tow tn plaw nmouw, pardeigma d mllon ato ntew
tisn mimomenoi trouw. ka noma mn di t m w lgouw ll'
w pleonaw oken dhmokrata kklhtai: mtesti d kat mn tow nmouw
prw t dia difora psi t son, kat d tn jvsin, w kastow
n t edokime, ok p mrouw t plon w t koin p' retw
protimtai, od' a kat penan, xvn g ti gayn drsai tn plin,
jimatow fane& keklutai.
[2] leuyrvw d t te
prw t koinn politeomen ka w tn prw lllouw tn kay' mran
pithdeumtvn pocan, o di' rgw tn plaw, e kay' donn ti
dr, xontew, od zhmouw mn, luphrw d t cei xyhdnaw
prostiymenoi.
[3] nepaxyw d t dia
prosomilontew t dhmsia di dow mlista o paranomomen, tn te ae
n rx ntvn krosei ka tn nmvn, ka mlista atn soi te
p' fel& tn dikoumnvn kentai ka soi grafoi ntew asxnhn
mologoumnhn frousin.
XXXVIII.[1] ka mn ka tn pnvn
plestaw napalaw t gnm porismeya, gsi mn ge ka yusaiw
diethsoiw nomzontew, daiw d kataskeuaw eprepsin, n kay' mran
trciw t luphrn kplssei.
[2] pesrxetai d di mgeyow
tw plevw k pshw gw t pnta, ka jumbanei mn mhdn okeiotr&
t polasei t ato gay gignmena karposyai ka t tn llvn
nyrpvn.
XXXIX.[1] diafromen d ka taw
tn polemikn meltaiw tn nantvn tosde. tn te gr plin koinn
parxomen, ka ok stin te jenhlasaiw pergomn tina maymatow
yematow, m krufyn n tiw tn polemvn dn felhyeh, pisteontew
o taw paraskeuaw t plon ka ptaiw t f' mn atn w
t rga ecx: ka n taw paideaiw o mn pipn sksei eyw
noi ntew t ndreon metrxontai, mew d neimnvw diaitmenoi odn
sson p tow sopalew kindnouw xvromen.
[2] tekmrion d: ote gr
Lakedaimnioi kay' autow, mey' pntvn d w tn gn mn strateousi,
tn te tn plaw ato pelyntew o xalepw n t llotr& tow
per tn okevn munomnouw maxmenoi t plev kratomen.
[3] yr& te t dunmei
mn odew pv polmiow ntuxe di tn to nautiko te ma pimleian
ka tn n t g p poll mn atn ppemcin: n d pou mor
tin prosmejvsi, kratsantw t tinaw mn pntaw axosin pesyai
ka nikhyntew f' pntvn sssyai.
[4] katoi e =&yum&
mllon pnvn melt ka m met nmvn t plon trpvn ndreaw
ylomen kinduneein, periggnetai mn tow te mllousin lgeinow m
prokmnein, ka w at lyosi m tolmotrouw tn ae moxyontvn
fanesyai, ka n te totoiw tn plin jan enai yaumzesyai ka
ti n lloiw.