'Certainly.' And have we not a similar object at the present moment?
We are old ourselves, and therefore we must leave our work of legislation to be improved and perfected by the next generation; not only making laws for our guardians, but making them lawgivers.

'We must at least do our best.' Let us address them as follows.

Beloved saviours of the laws, we give you an outline of legislation which you must fill up, according to a rule which we will prescribe for you.

Megillus and Cleinias and I are agreed, and we hope that you will agree with us in thinking, that the whole energies of a man should be devoted to the attainment of manly virtue, whether this is to be gained by study, or habit, or desire, or opinion.

And rather than accept institutions which tend to degrade and enslave him, he should fly his country and endure any hardship.