              ,,BOOK ,,TWO
                   ,I

  ,\R PURPOSE IS 63SID] :AT =M (
POLITICAL -MUN;Y IS BE/ ( ALL = ^? :O >E
MO/ A# 6R1LIZE _! ID1L ( LIFE4 ,WE M/
"!=E EXAM9E N ONLY ? B O!R 3/ITU;NS1 BO?
S* Z ACTU,Y EXI/ 9 WELL-GOV]N$ /ATES1 &
ANY !ORETICAL =MS : >E HELD 9 E/EEM2 T
:AT IS GD & USE;L MAY 2 BR"\ 6LI<T4 ,&
LET NO "O SUPPOSE T 9 SEEK+ = "S?+ 2Y !M
WE >E ANXI\S 6MAKE A SOPHI/ICAL 4PLAY AT
ANY CO/2 WE ONLY "UTAKE ? 9QUIRY 2C ALL
! 3/ITU;NS ) : WE >E ACQUA9T$ >E FAULTY4
  ,WE W 2G9 )! NATURAL 2G9N+ (! SUBJECT4
,?REE ALT]NATIVES >E 3CEIVA#3 ,! MEMB]S
(A /ATE M/ EI H 7#A7 ALL ?+S OR 7#B7
NO?+ 9 -MON1 OR 7#C7 "S ?+S 9 -MON & "S
N4 ,T !Y %D H NO?+ 9 -MON IS CLE>LY
IMPOSSI#1 =! 3/ITU;N IS A -MUN;Y1 & M/
AT ANY RATE H A -MON PLACE- "O C;Y W 2 9
"O PLACE1 &! CITIZ5S >E ^? :O %>E 9 T "O
C;Y4 ,B %D A WELL ORD]$ /ATE H ALL ?+S1
Z F> Z MAY BE1 9 -MON1 OR "S ONLY & N
O!RS8 ,=! CITIZ5S MI<T 3CEIVABLY H WIVES
& *N & PROP]TY 9 -MON1 Z ,SOCRATES
PROPOSES 9 ! ,REPUBLIC ( ,PLATO4 ,: IS
BETT]1 \R PRES5T 3DI;N1 OR ! PROPOS$ NEW
ORD] ( SOCIETY4

                  ,,II

  ,"! >E _M DI6ICULTIES 9 ! -MUN;Y (
WOM54 ,&! PR9CIPLE ON : ,SOCRATES RE/S !
NECESS;Y ( S* AN 9/ITU;N EVID5TLY IS N
E/ABLI%$ 0HIS >GU;TS4 ,FUR!R1 Z A M1NS
6! 5D : HE ASCRIBES 6! /ATE1 ! S*EME1
TAK5 LIT],Y IS IMPRACTICA#1 & H[ WE >E
69T]PRET X IS NO": PRECISELY /AT$4 ,I AM
SP1K+ (! PREMISE F : ! >GU;T ( ,SOCRATES
PROCE$S1 ,8T ! GRT] ! UN;Y (! /ATE !
BETT]40' ,IS X N OBVI\S T A /ATE MAY AT
L5G? ATTA9 S* A DEGREE ( UN;Y Z 6BE NO
L;G] A /ATE8 S9CE ! NATURE (A /ATE IS
6BE A PLURAL;Y1 & 9 T5D+ 6GRT] UN;Y1 F
2+ A /ATE1 X 2COMES A FAMILY1 & F 2+ A
FAMILY1 AN 9DIVIDUAL2 =! FAMILY MAY 2 SD
6BE M ?AN ! /ATE1 &! 9DIVIDUAL ?AN !
FAMILY4 ,S T WE "\ N 6ATTA9 ? GRTE/ UN;Y
EV5 IF WE CD1 = X WD 2 ! DE/RUC;N (!
/ATE4 ,AG1 A /ATE IS N MADE UP ONLY ( S
_M M51 B ( DI6]5T K9DS ( M52 = SIMIL>S D
N 3/ITUTE A /ATE4 ,X IS N L A MILIT>Y
ALLI.E ,! USE;L;S (! LATT] DEP5DS ^U XS
QUANT;Y EV5 ": "! IS NO DI6];E 9 QUAL;Y
7= MUTUAL PROTEC;N IS ! 5D AIM$ AT71 J Z
A GRT] WEI<T ( ANY?+ IS M USE;L ?AN A
LESS 7IN L MANN]1 A /ATE DI6]S F A N,N1
:5 ! N,N HAS N XS POPUL,N ORGANIZ$ 9
VILLAGES1 B LIVES AN ,>CADIAN SORT (
LIFE72 B ! ELE;TS \ ( : A UN;Y IS 6BE
=M$ DI6] 9 K9D4 ,":=E ! PR9CIPLE (
-P5S,N1 Z ,I H ALR REM>K$ 9 ! ,E?ICS1 IS
! SALV,N ( /ATES4 ,EV5 AM;G FREEM5 &
EQUALS ? IS A PR9CIPLE : M/ 2 MA9TA9$1 =
!Y _C AN RULE TGR1 B M/ *ANGE AT ! 5D (A
YE> OR "S O!R P]IOD ( "T OR 9 "S ORD] (
SU3ES.N4 ,! RESULT IS T ^U ? PLAN !Y ALL
GOV]N2 J Z IF %OEMAK]S & C>P5T]S 7
6EX*ANGE _! O3UP,NS1 &! SAME P]SONS DID
N ALW 3T9UE %OEMAK]S & C>P5T]S4 ,& S9CE
X IS BETT] T ? %D 2 S 9 POLITICS Z WELL1
X IS CLE> T :ILE "! %D 2 3T9U.E (! SAME
P]SONS 9 P[] ": ? IS POSSI#1 YET ": ? IS
N POSSI# 0R1SON (! NATURAL EQUAL;Y (!
CITIZ5S1 & AT ! SAME "T X IS J T AN %D
%>E 9 ! GOV]N;T 7:E!R 6GOV]N 2 A GD ?+
OR A BAD71 AN APPROXIM,N 6? IS T EQUALS
%D 9 TURN RETIRE F (FICE & %D1 A"P F
(FICIAL POSI;N1 2 TR1T$ ALIKE4 ,?US ! "O
"PY RULE &! O!RS >E RUL$ 9 TURN1 Z IF !Y
7 NO L;G] ! SAME P]SONS4 ,9 L MANN] :5
!Y HOLD (FICE "! IS A V>IETY 9 ! (FICES
HELD4 ,H;E X IS EVID5T T A C;Y IS N
0NATURE "O 9 T S5SE : "S P]SONS A6IRM2 &
T :AT IS SD 6BE ! GRTE/ GD ( CITIES IS 9
R1L;Y _! DE/RUC;N2 B SURELY ! GD ( ?+S
M/ 2 T : PRES]VES !M4 ,AG1 9 ANO!R PO9T
( VIEW1 ? EXTREME UNIFIC,N (! /ATE IS
CLE>LY N GD2 =A FAMILY IS M SELF-SU6IC+
?AN AN 9DIVIDUAL1 &A C;Y ?AN A FAMILY1 &
A C;Y ONLY -ES 962+ :5 ! -MUN;Y IS L>GE
5 6BE SELF-SU6IC+4 ,IF !N SELF-SU6ICI5CY
IS 6BE DESIR$1 ! LESS] DEGREE ( UN;Y IS
M DESIRA# ?AN ! GRT]4

                 ,,III

  ,B1 EV5 SUPPOS+ T X 7 BE/ =! -MUN;Y 6H
! GRTE/ DEGREE ( UN;Y1 ? UN;Y IS 0NO
M1NS PROV$ 6FOLL[ F ! FACT ,8( ALL M5
SAY+ 8M9E0 & 8N M9E0 AT ! SAME 9/ANT (
"T10' :1 AC 6,SOCRATES1 IS ! SIGN (
P]FECT UN;Y 9 A /ATE4 ,=! ^W ,8ALL0' IS
AMBIGU\S4 ,IF ! M1N+ 2 T E 9DIVIDUAL
SAYS ,8M9E0' & ,8N M9E0' AT ! SAME "T1
!N P]H ! RESULT AT : ,SOCRATES AIMS MAY
2 9 "S DEGREE A3OMPLI%$2 EA* MAN W CALL
! SAME P]SON 8 [N SON &! SAME P]SON 8
WIFE1 & S ( 8 PROP]TY &( ALL T FALLS
6HIS LOT4 ,?1 H["E1 IS N ! WAY 9 : P WD
SP1K :O _H _! _H _! WIVES & *N 9 -MON2
!Y WD SAY ,8ALL0' B N ,8EA*40' ,9 L
MANN] _! PROP]TY WD 2 DESCRIB$ Z 2L;G+
6!M1 N S"E,Y B COLLECTIVELY4 ,"! IS AN
OBVI\S FALLACY 9 ! T]M ,8ALL0'3 L "S O!R
^WS1 ,8BO?10' ,8ODD10' ,8EV510' X IS
AMBIGU\S1 & EV5 9 AB/RACT >GU;T 2COMES A
S\RCE ( LOGICAL PUZZLES4 ,T ALL P]SONS
CALL ! SAME ?+ M9E 9 ! S5SE 9 : EA* DOES
S MAY 2 A F9E ?+1 B X IS IMPRACTICA#2 OR
IF ! ^WS >E TAK5 9 ! O!R S5SE1 S* A UN;Y
9 NO WAY 3DUCES 6H>MONY4 ,& "! IS ANO!R
OBJEC;N 6! PROPOSAL4 ,= T : IS -MON 6!
GRTE/ NUMB] HAS ! L1/ C>E 2/[$ ^U X4 ,E
"O ?9KS *IEFLY ( 8 [N1 H>DLY AT ALL (!
-MON 9T]E/2 & ONLY :5 HE IS HMF 3C]N$ Z
AN 9DIVIDUAL4 ,= 2SS O!R 3SID],NS1
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EXPECTS ANO!R 6FULFILL2 Z 9 FAMILIES _M
ATT5DANTS >E (T5 LESS USE;L ?AN A FEW4
,EA* CITIZ5 W H A ?\S& SONS :O W N 2 8
SONS 9DIVIDU,Y B ANYBODY W 2 EQU,Y ! SON
( ANYBODY1 & W "!=E 2 NEGLECT$ 0ALL
ALIKE4 ,FUR!R1 ^U ? PR9CIPLE1 E "O W USE
! ^W ,8M9E0' ( "O :O IS PROSP]+ OR !
REV]SE1 H["E SMALL A FRAC;N HE MAY HMF 2
(! :OLE NUMB]2 ! SAME BOY W 2 ,8S & S'S
SON10' ! SON ( EA* (! ?\S&1 OR :AT"E 2 !
NUMB] (! CITIZ5S2 & EV5 AB ? HE W N 2
POSITIVE2 = X IS IMPOSSI# 6"K :O *.ED 6H
A *1 OR :E!R1 IF "O CAME 96EXI/;E1 X HAS
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,8M9E0' 9 ? WAY1 MAK+ A MAN ! SAME REL,N
6TWO ?\S& OR T5 ?\S& CITIZ5S1 OR 6USE !
^W ,8M9E0' 9 ! ORD9>Y & M RE/RICT$ S5SE8
,= USU,Y ! SAME P]SON IS CALL$ 0"O MAN 8
[N SON :OM ANO!R CALLS 8 [N BRO!R OR
C\S9 OR K9SMAN- BLOOD REL,N OR 3NEC;N
0M>RIAGE EI ( HMF OR ( "S REL,N ( HIS1 &
YET ANO!R 8 CLANSMAN OR TRIBESMAN2 & H[
M* BETT] IS X 6BE ! R1L C\S9 ( "SBODY
?AN 6BE A SON AF ,PLATO'S FA%ION6 ,NOR
IS "! ANY WAY ( PREV5T+ BRO!RS & *N &
"FS & "MS F "S"TS RECOGNIZ+ "O ANO!R2 =
*N >E BORN L _! P>5TS1 & !Y W NECESS>ILY
2 F9D+ 9DIC,NS ( _! REL,N%IP 6"O ANO!R4
,GEOGRAPH]S DCL S* 6BE ! FACT2 !Y SAY T
9 "P ( ,UPP] ,LIBYA1 ": ! WOM5 >E -MON1
N"E!.S ! *N :O >E BORN >E ASSIGN$ 6_!
RESPECTIVE "FS ON ! GR.D ( _! LIKE;S4 ,&
"S WOM51 L ! FEMALES ( O!R ANIMALS- =
EXAMPLE1 M>ES & C[S- H A /R;G T5D5CY
6PRODUCE (FSPR+ RESEMBL+ _! P>5TS1 Z 0 !
CASE )! ,PH>SALIAN M>E CALL$ ,H"O/4

                  ,,IV

  ,O!R EVILS1 AG/ : X IS N EASY =!
AU?ORS ( S* A -MUN;Y 6GU>D1 W 2 ASSAULTS
& HOMICIDES1 VOLUNT>Y Z WELL Z
9VOLUNT>Y1 QU>RELS & SL&]S1 ALL : >E MO/
UNHOLY ACTS :5 -MITT$ AG/ "FS & "MS &
NE> REL,NS1 B N EQU,Y UNHOLY :5 "! IS NO
REL,N%IP4 ,MOREOV]1 !Y >E M* M LIKELY
6O3UR IF ! REL,N%IP IS UN"KN1 &1 :5 !Y H
O3URR$1 ! CU/OM>Y EXPI,NS ( !M _C 2
MADE4 ,AG1 H[ /RANGE X IS T ,SOCRATES1
AF HAV+ MADE ! *N -MON1 %D H9D] LOV]S F
C>NAL 9T]C\RSE ONLY1 B %D P]MIT LOVE &
FAMILI>ITIES 2T "F & SON OR 2T BRO!R &
BRO!R1 ?AN : NO?+ C 2 M UNSEEMLY1 S9CE
EV5 )\T !M LOVE ( ? SORT IS IMPROP]4 ,H[
/RANGE1 TOO1 6=BID 9T]C\RSE = NO O!R
R1SON ?AN ! VIOL;E (! PL1SURE1 Z ?\< !
REL,N%IP ( "F & SON OR ( BRO!RS ) "O
ANO!R MADE NO DI6];E4
  ,? -MUN;Y ( WIVES & *N SEEMS BETT]
SUIT$ 6! HUSB&M5 ?AN 6! GU>DIANS1 = IF
!Y H WIVES & *N 9 -MON1 !Y W 2 B.D 6"O
ANO!R 0W1K] TIES1 Z A SUBJECT CLASS %D
BE1 & !Y W REMA9 OB$I5T & N REBEL4 ,9 A
^W1 ! RESULT ( S* A LAW WD 2 J !
OPPOSITE ( : GD LAWS "\ 6H1 &! 9T5;N (
,SOCRATES 9 MAK+ ^! REGUL,NS AB WOM5 &
*N WD DEF1T XF4 ,= FR%IP WE 2LIEVE 6BE !
GRTE/ GD ( /ATES &! PRES]VATIVE ( !M AG/
REVOLU;NS2 NEI IS "! ANY?+ : ,SOCRATES S
GRTLY LAUDS Z ! UN;Y (! /ATE : HE & ALL
! _W DCL 6BE CR1T$ 0FR%IP4 ,B ! UN;Y :
HE -M5DS WD 2 L T (! LOV]S 9 !
,SYMPOSIUM1 :O1 Z ,>I/OPHANES SAYS1
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& F 2+ TWO 62COME "O1 9 : CASE "O OR BO?
WD C]TA9LY P]I%4 ,":AS 9 A /ATE HAV+
WOM5 & *N -MON1 LOVE W 2 WAT]Y2 &! "F W
C]TA9LY N SAY ,8MY SON10' OR ! SON ,8MY
"F40' ,Z A LL SWEET W9E M+L$ )A GRT D1L
( WAT] IS IMP]CEPTI# 9 ! MIXTURE1 S1 9 ?
SORT ( -MUN;Y1 ! IDEA ( REL,N%IP : IS
BAS$ ^U ^! "NS W 2 LO/2 "! IS NO R1SON
:Y ! S-CALL$ "F %D C>E AB ! SON1 OR !
SON AB ! "F1 OR BRO!RS AB "O ANO!R4 ,(!
TWO QUALITIES : *IEFLY 9SPIRE REG>D &
A6EC;N- T A ?+ IS YR [N & T X IS YR ONLY
"O-NEI C EXI/ 9 S* A /ATE Z ?4

,AG1 ! TRANSF] ( *N Z SOON Z !Y >E BORN
  F ! RANK ( HUSB&M5 OR ( >TISANS 6T (
  GU>DIANS1 & F ! RANK ( GU>DIANS 96A
  L[] RANK1 W 2 V DI6ICULT 6>RANGE2 !
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  GIV+ & TRANSF]R+1 & 6:OM4 ,&!
  PREVI\SLY M5;N$ EVILS1 S* Z ASSAULTS1
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  AM;G ! GU>DIANS2 = !Y W NO L;G] CALL !
  MEMB]S (! CLASS !Y H LEFT BRO!RS1 &
  *N1 & "FS1 & "MS1 & W N1 "!=E1 2
  AFRAID ( -MITT+ ANY CRIMES 0R1SON (
  3SANGU9;Y4 ,T\*+ ! -MUN;Y ( WIVES &
  *N1 LET ? 2 \R 3CLU.N4

                  ;,V

  ,NEXT LET U 3SID] :AT %D 2 \R
>RANGE;TS AB PROP]TY3 %D ! CITIZ5S (!
P]FECT /ATE H _! POSSES.NS 9 -MON OR N8
,? "Q MAY 2 4CUSS$ SEP>ATELY F ! 5ACT;TS
AB WOM5 & *N4 ,EV5 SUPPOS+ T ! WOM5 & *N
2L;G 69DIVIDUALS1 AC 6! CU/OM : IS AT
PRES5T UNIV]SAL1 MAY "! N 2 AN ADVANTAGE
9 HAV+ & US+ POSSES.NS 9 -MON8 ,?REE
CASES >E POSSI#3 7#A7 ! SOIL MAY 2
APPROPRIAT$1 B ! PRODUCE MAY 2 ?R[N =
3SUMP;N 96! -MON /OCK2 & ? IS ! PRACTICE
( "S N,NS4 ,OR 7#B71 ! SOIL MAY 2 -MON1
& MAY 2 CULTIVAT$ 9 -MON1 B ! PRODUCE
DIVID$ AM;G 9DIVIDUALS = _! PRIVATE USE2
? IS A =M ( -MON PROP]TY : IS SD 6EXI/
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PRODUCE MAY 2 ALIKE -MON4
  ,:5 ! HUSB&M5 >E N ! [N]S1 ! CASE W 2
DI6]5T & EASI] 6D1L )2 B :5 !Y TILL !
GR.D = !MVS ! "Q ( [N]%IP W GIVE A _W (
TR\#4 ,IF !Y D N %>E EQU,Y 5JOY;TS &
TOILS1 ^? :O LABOR M* & GET LL W
NECESS>ILY -PLA9 ( ^? :O LABOR LL & RCV
OR 3SUME M*4 ,B 9DE$ "! IS ALW A
DI6ICULTY 9 M5 LIV+ TGR & HAV+ ALL HUMAN
REL,NS 9 -MON1 B ESPECI,Y 9 _! HAV+ -MON
PROP]TY4 ,! "PN]%IPS ( FELL[-TRAVEL]S >E
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6TAKE (F5SE AT ^? ) :OM WE MO/ WE MO/
FREQU5TLY -E 963TACT 9 DAILY LIFE4
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,8,FRS10' Z ! PROV]B SAYS1 ,8W H ALL ?+S
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EXT5T & MAY 2 C>RI$ FUR!R4 ,=1 AL? E MAN
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Z IF !Y 7 _! [N2 & :5 !Y LACK PROVI.NS
ON A J\RNEY1 !Y APPROPRIATE :AT !Y F9D 9
! FIELDS "?\T ! C.TRY4 ,X IS CLE>LY
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X -MON2 &! SPECIAL BUSI;S (! LEGISLATOR
IS 6CR1TE 9 M5 ? 2NEVOL5T 4POSI;N4 ,AG1
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MAN FEELS A ?+ 6BE 8 [N2 = SURELY ! LOVE
( SELF IS A FEEL+ IMPLANT$ 0NATURE & N
GIV5 9 VA91 AL? SELFI%;S IS "RLY C5SUR$2
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M"OY2 = ALL1 OR ALM ALL1 M5 LOVE M"OY &
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( TWO VIRTUES1 2SS1 IS VISIBLY
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IS MADE ( PROP]TY4
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9DUC$ 62LIEVE T 9 "S WOND];L MANN]
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! CITIZ5S W 2 SAV$1 B AL ! ADVANTAGES :
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9 ! ACTUAL PROCESS ( 3/RUC;N2 =!
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=BI4+ AGRICULTURE 6! GU>DIANS1 A
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EASY 6DECIDE1 :AT 9 S* A -MUN;Y W 2 !
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PROP]TY 9 -MON8 ,OR IS EA* 9DIVIDUAL 6H
8 [N8 ,& >E ! WIVES & *N 6BE 9DIVIDUAL
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!Y GA9 0SUBMITT+ 6_! GOV]N;T8 ,OR1 ^U
:AT PR9CIPLE WD !Y SUBMIT1 UN.S 9DE$ !
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,CRETANS1 :O GIVE _! SLAVES ! SAME
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6MAKE ! :OLE /ATE HAPPY4 ,B ! :OLE _C 2
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,REPUBLIC ( : ,SOCRATES 4C\RSES HAS ALL
^! DI6ICULTIES1 & O!RS Q Z GRT4

                  ,,VI

  ,! SAME1 OR NE>LY ! SAME1 OBJEC;NS
APPLY 6,PLATO'S LAT] "W1 ! ,LAWS1 & "!=E
WE _H BETT] EXAM9E BRIEFLY ! 3/ITU;N :
IS "!9 DESCRIB$4 ,9 ! ,REPUBLIC1
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,! POPUL,N IS DIVID$ 96TWO CLASSES- "O (
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9 ! ,LAWS1 ! -MON M1LS >E EXT5D$ 6WOM51
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,LAWS4

                 ,,VII

  ,O!R 3/ITU;NS H BE5 PROPOS$2 "S
0PRIVATE P]SONS1 O!RS 0PHILOSOPH]S &
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WOM5 & *N1 OR PUBLIC TA#S = WOM53 O!R
LEGISLATORS 2G9 ) :AT IS NEC4 ,9 !
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! CITIZ5S (A /ATE "\ 6H EQUAL POSSES.NS4
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( RU9$ =TUNES >E SURE 6/IR UP REVOLU;NS4
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9FLU;E ON POLITICAL SOCIETY 0 CLE>LY
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                 ,,VIII

  ,HIPPODAMUS1 ! SON ( ,EURYPHON1 A
NATIVE ( ,MILETUS1 ! SAME :O 9V5T$ ! >T
( PLANN+ CITIES1 & :O AL LAID \ !
,PIRAEUS- A /RANGE MAN1 ^: FOND;S =
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