Letter 233: Injustice breeds instability.
᾿Απένιμδ ἱπείαϑὸϊ μἰξαημα ΔΟΥΙΟ πιουείκνΥ, ἐαρὶεπ πο ἰΐοια. ( ρει. .) Ἱπεογία ἤιϊεὶ οἱ ἰηβι }}}. ᾿οπιίη φϑαυιίυπι οἱ ΟΙΟΓ ἃ ἀόσοηιὶ! αἰπιονοιι βἰλυ. (δι ἢ ἀπ ! [ αὐϊδηβ., δ υϑῆἱ οὐ οοδδρὶ βιιδοιϑ; ἀοίοῦ γοΓῸ ἀἰδηΐιο γα [ον οἰ ο θόγα οοὐφὶῖ. (ὑι- ΡίΔΑΙ Υ Ὁ ῬΟηΘ ἰδϑ ]ο Ῥγυύοινί η}}}}] ἀόσιη ἃ ἀδοῦτο ἀΐπιοτοί. Πυ} οηἷπι ὄχϑυ διἰοιοηὶ λλϑοϊνίδϑαιο ἐοιμιρτηίαἶ!, ἰΔησυδπὶ ΓΔ θη ἰη]- Τοὺς μὲ εὐριπίστους χαὶ ἀθεδαίους καὶ χαρὰ χαὶ λύπη τῆς πρεπούσης χαταστάσεως ἐξαχοντίζουσιν" ἡ μὲν πτερυῦσα χαὶ παροινεῖν ἀναπείθουσα,, ἣ δὲ ταπεινοῦσα χαὶ ψοτφοδεεῖς παρασκενάζουσα. Τοὺς δὲ βεδαίους καὶ ἐρηρεισμένους, χαὶ χρηπῖδα φρονήσεως ἔχοντας, οὐδ᾽ ὁποτέρα τούτων τοῦ προσέχοντος ἐξ- ίστησι. Τῆς μὲν γὰρ χαταστέλλουσι τὰ σχιρτή ματα, ἰοεῖιι ἴγθηο γεβφθιίο. ἈΠΠ ὙδγῸ βιιρθγίογαβ γορθιι- Ὦ χαθάπερ χαλινῷ τινι τῷ λογισμῷ ἀνασειράζοντες᾿" ἴυν, φυϊάαυϊά ἱμππιοάϊευπ ἰε ΠΠ| σδεὶ αι ο. ΟΥΧΗΙΥ. --- ΑΟΘΑΤΗΟΌΔΣΜΟΝΙΝ τῆ; δὲ χρείττονες εὑρίσχοντας, τὴν ἀμετρίαν αὐτῆς χολάζοντες.
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