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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o 〈◊〉_d plato_n de_fw-fr rep._n l._n 7._o for_o if_o man_n that_o be_v poor_a and_o want_v estate_n of_o their_o own_o b_o ggarly_a and_o hunger-starved_a fellow_n shall_v come_v once_o to_o be_v set_v over_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o will_v make_v account_n they_o may_v and_o must_v raise_v their_o private_a estate_n out_o of_o the_o public_a revenue_n this_o city_n this_o community_n be_v not_o well_o constitute_v can_v be_v happy_a for_o hence_o will_v arise_v contention_n for_o the_o principality_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o domestic_a and_o intestine_a war_n will_v both_o destroy_v the_o competitor_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n it_o be_v observe_v of_o varus_n governor_n of_o syria_n that_o he_o come_v poor_a into_o the_o country_n and_o find_v it_o rich_a but_o depart_v thence_o rich_a and_o leave_v the_o country_n poor_a to_o prevent_v this_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a by_o proud_a officer_n of_o state_n it_o
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