Soletherappealasshewilltothemajestyofkindredblood。
IfIamtonurturemineownkindredinnaughtiness，needsmustI
bearwithitinaliens。HewhodoeshisdutyinhisownhouseholdwillbefoundrighteousintheStatealso。Butifanyonetransgresses，anddoesviolencetothelaws，orthinkstodictatetohisrulers，suchanonecanwinnopraisefromme。No，whomsoeverthecitymayappoint，thatmanmustbeobeyed，inlittlethingsandgreat，injustthingsandunjust；andIshouldfeelsurethatonewhothusobeyswouldbeagoodrulernolessthanagoodsubject，andinthestormofspearswouldstandhisgroundwherehewasset，loyalanddauntlessathiscomrade’sside。
Butdisobedienceistheworstofevils。Thisitisthatruinscities；thismakeshomesdesolate；bythis，theranksofalliesarebrokenintohead—longrout；but，oftheliveswhosecourseisfair，thegreaterpartowessafetytoobedience。Thereforewemustsupportthecauseoforder，andinnowisesufferawomantoworstus。
Bettertofallfrompower，ifwemust，byaman’shand；thenweshouldnotbecalledweakerthanawoman。