Cle。Thereissomethingridiculous，Stranger，inourproposingsuchanalternativeasifwewerelegislators，simplyboundundersomegreatnecessitywhichcannotbedeferredtothemorrow。Butwe，asI
maybygraceofHeavenaffirm，like，gatherersofstonesorbeginnersofsomecompositework，maygatheraheapofmaterials，andoutofthis，atourleisure，selectwhatissuitableforourprojectedconstruction。Letusthensupposeourselvestobeatleisure，notofnecessitybuilding，butratherlikemenwhoarepartlyprovidingmaterials，andpartlyputtingthemtogether。Andwemaytrulysaythatsomeofourlaws，likestones，arealreadyfixedintheirplaces，andotherslieathand。
Ath。Certainly，inthatcase，Cleinias，ourviewoflawwillbemoreinaccordancewithnature。Forthereisanothermatteraffectinglegislators，whichImustearnestlyentreatyoutoconsider。
Cle。Whatisit？
Ath。Therearemanywritingstobefoundincities，andamongthemthere，arecomposedbylegislatorsaswellasbyotherpersons。