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Cle。Thattheyshouldbeequal，my；good，sir，isimpossible。
Ath。Thenweoughttoproceedtosomemoreexacttrainingthananywhichhaspreceded。
Cle。Certainly。
Ath。Andmustnotthatofwhichweareinneedbetheonetowhichwewerejustnowalluding？
Cle。Verytrue。
Ath。Didwenotsaythattheworkmanorguardian，ifhebeperfectineveryrespect，oughtnotonlytobeabletoseethemanyaims，butheshouldpressonwardtotheone？thisheshouldknow，andknowing，orderallthingswithaviewtoit。
Cle。True。
Ath。Andcananyonehaveamoreexactwayofconsideringorcontemplating。anything，thanthebeingabletolookatoneideagatheredfrommanydifferentthings？
Cle。Perhapsnot。
Ath。Not“Perhapsnot，“but“Certainlynot，“mygoodsir，istherightanswer。Thereneverhasbeenatruermethodthanthisdiscoveredbyanyman。
Cle。Ibowtoyourauthority，Stranger；letusproceedinthewaywhichyoupropose。
Ath。Then，aswouldappear，wemustcompeltheguardiansofourdivinestatetoperceive，inthefirstplace，whatthatprincipleiswhichisthesameinallthefour-thesame，asweaffirm，incourageandintemperance，andinjusticeandinprudence，andwhich，beingone，wecallasweought，bythesinglenameofvirtue。Tothis，myfriends，wewill，ifyouplease，holdfast，andnotletgountilwehavesufficientlyexplainedwhatthatistowhichwearetolook，whethertoberegardedasone，orasawhole，orasboth，orinwhateverway。Arewelikelyevertobeinavirtuouscondition，ifwecannottellwhethervirtueismany，orfour，orone？Certainly，ifwetakecounselamongourselves，weshallinsomewaycontrivethatthisprinciplehasaplaceamongstus；butifyouhavemadeupyourmindthatweshouldletthematteralone，wewill。
Cle。Wemustnot，Stranger，bytheGodofstrangersIswearthatwemustnot，forinouropinionyouspeakmosttruly；butweshouldliketoknowhowyouwillaccomplishyourpurpose。
Ath。Waitalittlebeforeyouask；andletus，firstofall，bequiteagreedwithoneanotherthatthepurposehastobeaccomplished。
Cle。Certainly，itoughttobe，ifitcanbe。
Ast。Well，andaboutthegoodandthehonourable，arewetotakethesameview？Areourguardiansonlytoknowthateachofthemismany，or，alsohowandinwhatwaytheyareone？
Cle。Theymustconsideralsoinwhatsensetheyareone。
Ath。Andaretheytoconsideronly，andtobeunabletosetforthwhattheythink？
Cle。Certainlynot；thatwouldbethestateofaslave。
Ath。Andmaynotthesamebesaidofallgoodthings-thatthetrueguardiansofthelawsoughttoknowthetruthaboutthem，andtobeabletointerprettheminwords，andcarrythemoutinaction，judgingofwhatisandwhatisnotwell，accordingtonature？
Cle。Certainly。
Ath。IsnottheknowledgeoftheGodswhichwehavesetforthwithsomuchzealoneofthenoblestsortsofknowledge；-toknowthattheyare，andknowhowgreatistheirpower，asfarasinmanlies？doindeedexcusethemassofthecitizens，whoonlyfollowthevoiceofthelaws，butwerefusetoadmitasguardiansanywhodonotlabourtoobtaineverypossibleevidencethatthereisrespectingtheGods；
ourcityisforbiddenandnotallowedtochooseasaguardianofthelaw，ortoplaceintheselectorderofvirtue，himwhoisnotaninsp
