<w lemma="masin">μασιν</w>. <w lemma="e%29peida%5Cn">ἐπειδὰν</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="sunqeasa%2Fmenos">συνθεασάμενος</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="fqo%2Fnon">φθόνον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="mi%3Dsos">μῖσος</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="poli%2Ftais">πολίταις</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frxon">ὑπάρχον</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%2Fpeita">κἄπειτα</w> <w lemma="qarrh%2Fsh%7C">θαρρήσῃ</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgein">λέγειν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fttein">πράττειν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="proestw%2Ftwn">προεστώτων</w>, <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Ftoimon">ἕτοιμον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunergo%5Cn">συνεργὸν</w> <w lemma="lamba%2Fnei">λαμβάνει</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w>.
<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="foneu%2Fsantes">φονεύσαντες</w>, <w lemma="ou%28%5Cs">οὓς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fugadeu%2Fsantes">φυγαδεύσαντες</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="basile%2Fa">βασιλέα</w> <w lemma="proi+%2Fstasqai">προΐστασθαι</w> <w lemma="tolmw%3Dsin">τολμῶσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29diki%2Fan">ἀδικίαν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29%2Fte">οὔτε</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fosin">πλείοσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pitre%2Fpein">ἐπιτρέπειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="koina%5C">κοινὰ</w> <w lemma="qarrou%3Dsi">θαρροῦσι</w>, <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fdas">πόδας</w> <w lemma="au%29toi%3Ds">αὐτοῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29%2Fshs">οὔσης</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoi%2Fas">ἀγνοίας</w>,
<w lemma="mo%2Fnhs">μόνης</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="sfi%2Fsi">σφίσι</w> <w lemma="kataleipome%2Fnhs">καταλειπομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdos">ἐλπίδος</w> <w lemma="a%29kerai%2Fou">ἀκεραίου</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="au%28toi%3Ds">αὑτοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="katafe%2Frontai">καταφέρονται</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="o%29ligarxikh%3Ds">ὀλιγαρχικῆς</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fan">δημοκρατίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w>, <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="koinw%3Dn">κοινῶν</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pi%2Fstin">πίστιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%5Cs">αὐτοὺς</w> <w lemma="a%29ne%2Flabon">ἀνέλαβον</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fxri">μέχρι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="sw%2F%7Czwntai%2F">σῴζωνταί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="u%28peroxh%3Ds">ὑπεροχῆς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dunastei%2Fas">δυναστείας</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="ei%29lhfo%2Ftwn">εἰληφότων</w>, <w lemma="a%29smeni%2Fzontes">ἀσμενίζοντες</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="parou%2Fsh%7C">παρούσῃ</w> <w lemma="katasta%2Fsei">καταστάσει</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="plei%2Fstou">πλείστου</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="i%29shgori%2Fan">ἰσηγορίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="parrhsi%2Fan:">παρρησίαν·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pige%2Fnwntai">ἐπιγένωνται</w> <w lemma="ne%2Foi">νέοι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paisi%5C">παισὶ</w> <w lemma="pai%2Fdwn">παίδων</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fa">δημοκρατία</w> <w lemma="paradoqh%3D%7C">παραδοθῇ</w>, <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="su%2Fnhqes">σύνηθες</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="mega%2Flw%7C">μεγάλῳ</w> <w lemma="tiqe%2Fmenoi">τιθέμενοι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29shgori%2Fas">ἰσηγορίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="parrhsi%2Fas">παρρησίας</w> <w lemma="zhtou%3Dsi">ζητοῦσι</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fon">πλέον</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pollw%3Dn:">πολλῶν·</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flista">μάλιστα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29mpi%2Fptousin">ἐμπίπτουσιν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="ou%29si%2Fais">οὐσίαις</w> <w lemma="u%28pere%2Fxontes">ὑπερέχοντες</w>.
<w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="o%28rmh%2Fswsin">ὁρμήσωσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="filarxei%3Dn">φιλαρχεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnwntai">δύνωνται</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="au%28tw%3Dn">αὑτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="i%29di%2Fas">ἰδίας</w> <w lemma="a%29reth%3Ds">ἀρετῆς</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnein">τυγχάνειν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w>, <w lemma="diafqei%2Frousi">διαφθείρουσι</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="ou%29si%2Fas">οὐσίας</w>, <w lemma="delea%2Fzontes">δελεάζοντες</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="lumaino%2Fmenoi">λυμαινόμενοι</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="plh%2Fqh">πλήθη</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="tro%2Fpon">τρόπον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpac">ἅπαξ</w> <w lemma="dwrodo%2Fkous">δωροδόκους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="dwrofa%2Fgous">δωροφάγους</w> <w lemma="kataskeua%2Fswsi">κατασκευάσωσι</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="pollou%5Cs">πολλοὺς</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Ffrona">ἄφρονα</w> <w lemma="docofagi%2Fan">δοξοφαγίαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Ft%27">τότ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%29%2Fdh">ἤδη</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fas">δημοκρατίας</w> <w lemma="katalu%2Fetai">καταλύεται</w>, <w lemma="meqi%2Fstatai">μεθίσταται</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fan">βίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xeirokrati%2Fan">χειροκρατίαν</w> <w lemma="h%28">ἡ</w> <w lemma="dhmokrati%2Fa">δημοκρατία</w>.
<w lemma="suneiqisme%2Fnon">συνειθισμένον</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="plh%3Dqos">πλῆθος</w> <w lemma="e%29sqi%2Fein">ἐσθίειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="a%29llo%2Ftria">ἀλλότρια</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="e%29lpi%2Fdas">ἐλπίδας</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxein">ἔχειν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="zh%3Dn">ζῆν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="pe%2Flas">πέλας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Ftan">ὅταν</w> <w lemma="la%2Fbh%7C">λάβῃ</w> <w lemma="prosta%2Fthn">προστάτην</w> <w lemma="megalo%2Ffrona">μεγαλόφρονα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tolmhro%2Fn">τολμηρόν</w>, <w lemma="e%29kkleio%2Fmenon">ἐκκλειόμενον</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="peni%2Fan">πενίαν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fa%7C">πολιτείᾳ</w> <w lemma="timi%2Fwn">τιμίων</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="xeirokrati%2Fan">χειροκρατίαν</w> <w lemma="a%29potelei%3D">ἀποτελεῖ</w>,
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="sunaqroizo%2Fmenon">συναθροιζόμενον</w> <w lemma="poiei%3D">ποιεῖ</w> <w lemma="sfaga%2Fs">σφαγάς</w>, <w lemma="fuga%2Fs">φυγάς</w>, <w lemma="gh%3Ds">γῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29nadasmou%2Fs">ἀναδασμούς</w>, <w lemma="e%28%2Fws">ἕως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="a%29poteqhriwme%2Fnon">ἀποτεθηριωμένον</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="eu%28%2Frh%7C">εὕρῃ</w> <w lemma="despo%2Fthn">δεσπότην</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnarxon">μόναρχον</w>. <w lemma="%2Aau%28%2Fth">Αὕτη</w> <w lemma="politeiw%3Dn">πολιτειῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29naku%2Fklwsis">ἀνακύκλωσις</w>,
<w lemma="au%28%2Fth">αὕτη</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsews">φύσεως</w> <w lemma="oi%29konomi%2Fa">οἰκονομία</w>, <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="h%28%5Cn">ἣν</w> <w lemma="metaba%2Fllei">μεταβάλλει</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meqi%2Fstatai">μεθίσταται</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="au%28ta%5C">αὑτὰ</w> <w lemma="katanta%3D%7C">καταντᾷ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>.
<w lemma="tau%3Dta%2F">ταῦτά</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pegnwkw%5Cs">ἐπεγνωκὼς</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnois">χρόνοις</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="diamarth%2Fsetai">διαμαρτήσεται</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="u%28pe%5Cr">ὑπὲρ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w>, <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pou%3D">ποῦ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29ch%2Fsews">αὐξήσεως</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkasto%2Fn">ἕκαστόν</w> <w lemma="e%29stin">ἐστιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="fqora%3Ds">φθορᾶς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="pou%3D">ποῦ</w> <w lemma="metasth%2Fsetai">μεταστήσεται</w> <w lemma="spani%2Fws">σπανίως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="diasfa%2Flloito">διασφάλλοιτο</w>, <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%3Ds">ὀργῆς</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="fqo%2Fnou">φθόνου</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenos">ποιούμενος</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Ffasin">ἀπόφασιν</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="peri%2F">περί</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%28rwmai%2Fwn">Ῥωμαίων</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fas">πολιτείας</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fstasin">ἐπίστασιν</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flist%27">μάλιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Flqoimen">ἔλθοιμεν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="gnw%3Dsin">γνῶσιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="susta%2Fsews">συστάσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="au%29ch%2Fsews">αὐξήσεως</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%3Ds">ἀκμῆς</w>, <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fws">ὁμοίως</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="tou%29%2Fmpalin">τοὔμπαλιν</w> <w lemma="e%29some%2Fnhs">ἐσομένης</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftwn">τούτων</w> <w lemma="metabolh%3Ds:">μεταβολῆς·</w>
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="tina">τινα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%28te%2Fran">ἑτέραν</w> <w lemma="politei%2Fan">πολιτείαν</w>, <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="a%29rti%2Fws">ἀρτίως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpa">εἶπα</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="sumbai%2Fnei">συμβαίνει</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29p%27">ἀπ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%3Ds">ἀρχῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousan">ἔχουσαν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="su%2Fstasin">σύστασιν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="au%29%2Fchsin">αὔξησιν</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fcein">ἕξειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="ta%29nanti%2Fa">τἀναντία</w> <w lemma="metabolh%2Fn">μεταβολήν</w>.
<w lemma="skopei%3Dn">σκοπεῖν</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fstai">ἐξέσται</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="r%28hqhsome%2Fnwn">ῥηθησομένων</w>.
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For whenever anyone who has noticed the jealousy and hatred with which year are regarded by the citizens, has the courage to speak or act against the chiefs of the state he has the whole mass of the people ready to back him.
Next, when they have either killed or banished the oligarchs, they no longer venture to set a king over them, as they still remember with terror the injustice they suffered from the former ones, nor can they entrust the government with confidence to a select few, with the evidence before them of their recent error in doing so.
Thus the only hope still surviving unimpaired is in themselves, and to this they resort, making the state a democracy instead of an oligarchy and assuming the responsibility for the conduct of affairs.
Then as long as some of those survive who experienced the evils of oligarchical dominion, they are well pleased with the present form of government, and set a high value on equality and freedom of speech. But when a new generation arises and the democracy falls into the hands of the grandchildren of its founders, they have become so accustomed to freedom and equality that they no longer value them, and begin to aim at pre-eminence; and it is chiefly those of ample fortune who fall into this error.
So when they begin to lust for power and cannot attain it through themselves or their own good qualities, they ruin their estates, tempting and corrupting the people in every possible way.
And hence when by their foolish thirst for reputation they have created among the masses an appetite for gifts and the habit of receiving them, democracy in its turn is abolished and changes into a rule of force and violence.
For the people, having grown accustomed to feed at the expense of others and to depend for their livelihood on the property of others, as soon as they find a leader who is enterprising but is excluded from the houses of office by his penury, institute the rule of violence;
and now uniting their forces massacre, banish, and plunder, until they degenerate again into perfect savages and find once more a master and monarch.
Such is the cycle of political revolution, the course appointed by nature in which constitutions change, disappear, and finally return to the point from which they started.
Anyone who clearly perceives this may indeed in speaking of the future of any state be wrong in his estimate of the time the process will take, but if his judgement is not tainted by animosity or jealousy, he will very seldom be mistaken as to the stage of growth or decline it has reached, and as to the form into which it will change.
And especially in the case of the Roman state will this method enable us to arrive at a knowledge of its formation, growth, and greatest perfection, and likewise of the change for the worse which is sure to follow some day.
For, as I said, this state, more than any other, has been formed and has grown naturally, and will undergo a natural decline and change to its contrary.
The reader will be able to judge of the truth of this from the subsequent parts of this work.
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