He would have recourse to prayers, and trust to the healing influence of time.

He would create a kindly spirit between creditors and debtors: those who have should give to those who have not, and poverty should be held to be rather the increase of a man's desires than the diminution of his property.

Good-will is the only safe and enduring foundation of the political society; and upon this our city shall be built.

The lawgiver, if he is wise, will not proceed with the arrangement of the state until all disputes about property are settled.
And for him to introduce fresh grounds of quarrel would be madness.
Let us now proceed to the distribution of our state, and determine the size of the territory and the number of the allotments.

The territory should be sufficient to maintain the citizens in moderation, and the population should be numerous enough to defend themselves, and sometimes to aid their neighbours.