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frugality_n and_o honesty_n for_o a_o officer_n of_o account_n c._n what_o be_v the_o accidental_a difference_n of_o state_n s._n they_o be_v two_o 1._o good_a bad._n 2._o weâ—k_v strong_n c._n how_o or_o in_o what_o respect_n be_v commonwealth_n say_v to_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a s._n three_o way_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o their_o good_a or_o bad_a law_n so_o the_o lacedaemonian_a respublick_n be_v think_v want_v which_o by_o law_n permit_v theft_n and_o adultery_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o good_a or_o bad_a magistrate_n so_o the_o lacedaemonian_a respublike_n be_v hold_v the_o best_a in_o that_o the_o magistrate_n most_o strict_o observe_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n and_o the_o supposition_n of_o their_o state_n which_o be_v aristocratical_a and_o military_a 3._o in_o respect_n of_o both_o as_o all_o good_a commonwealth_n who_o law_n agree_v with_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o magistrate_n act_v according_a to_o the_o law_n c._n be_v the_o law_n always_o 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conceive_v in_o the_o chief_a himself_o 2_o or_o fear_v of_o slander_n from_o they_o which_o be_v about_o he_o in_o authority_n 4_o by_o hope_n of_o profit_n and_o wealth_n which_o move_v special_o base_a rebel_n which_o pretend_v a_o community_n of_o all_o 5_o by_o ambition_n or_o desire_n of_o honour_n the_o most_o dangerous_a motive_n for_o that_o it_o possess_v only_o great_a spirit_n which_o be_v of_o resolution_n to_o their_o utmost_a power_n as_o sâ—auâ—la_n which_o attempt_v upon_o king_n po_n sâ—nna_n and_o the_o confederate_n that_o slay_v caesar_n in_o the_o senat._n 6_o by_o desire_n of_o change_n in_o religion_n which_o have_v only_o move_v man_n in_o these_o latter_a time_n be_v never_o make_v a_o pretence_n or_o motiv_n for_o either_o foreign_a conquest_n or_o domestical_a sedition_n before_o mahâ—met_n patet_fw-la supra_fw-la c._n you_o former_o tell_v i_o that_o aristocraty_n be_v the_o power_n of_o rule_v in_o some_o few_o well_o use_v to_o the_o common_a sefety_n i_o pray_v acquaint_v i_o of_o what_o sort_n of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v s._n aristocraty_n be_v a_o government_n of_o the_o best_a for_o the_o safety_n of_o all_o but_o there_o be_v three_o kind_n 1_o the_o first_o where_o respect_n be_v have_v to_o both_o wealth_n and_o virtue_n in_o the_o chief_n of_o all_o officer_n 2_o the_o second_o where_o respect_n be_v only_o have_v of_o wealth_n this_o incline_v to_o a_o oligarchy_n 3_o the_o three_o where_o respect_n be_v only_o have_v of_o virtue_n leave_v it_o free_a to_o all_o to_o make_v way_n to_o the_o chief_n place_n this_o incline_v to_o a_o democraty_n c._n what_o mean_n have_v be_v use_v to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v state_n aristocratical_a s._n these_o nine_o maxim_n have_v be_v hâ—ld_v â—nd_v practiseed_n 1_o compel_v the_o nobility_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o feat_n of_o arm_n and_o politic_a discipline_n suffer_v the_o râ—st_n to_o do_v as_o they_o listen_v so_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 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of_o honour_n whole_o among_o the_o nobility_n leave_v they_o of_o petty_a matter_n and_o gain_n to_o the_o people_n 8_o suppress_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o quarrel_n among_o the_o great_a man_n to_o that_o end_n to_o hold_v friendly_a meeting_n in_o place_n indifferent_a where_o pacification_n may_v be_v make_v 9_o hold_v the_o people_n in_fw-ge fehre_fw-ge of_o public_a danger_n to_o make_v a_o enemy_n if_o there_o be_v none_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o draw_v from_o home_n such_o as_o be_v mutinous_a a_o thing_n much_o practise_v by_o the_o roman_a senate_n while_o their_o power_n hold_v c._n you_o have_v declare_v nine_o maxim_n or_o sophim_n that_o be_v the_o prop_n of_o a_o aristocratical_a state_n but_o by_o what_o mean_n be_v that_o government_n overthrow_v and_o change_v s._n three_o thing_n alter_v and_o change_v a_o aâ—istocraty_n 1._o