Andmustnotweswimandtrytoreachtheshore：wewillhopethatArion’sdolphinorsomeothermiraculoushelpmaysaveus？
Isupposeso，hesaid。
Wellthen，letusseeifanywayofescapecanbefound。Weacknowledged——didwenot？thatdifferentnaturesoughttohavedifferentpursuits，andthatmen’sandwomen’snaturesaredifferent。Andnowwhatarewesaying？——thatdifferentnaturesoughttohavethesamepursuits，——thisistheinconsistencywhichischargeduponus。
Precisely。
Verily，Glaucon，Isaid，gloriousisthepoweroftheartofcontradiction！