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Now each seems to advance a right claim and to be entitled to get

more out of the connection than the other, only _not more of the

same thing_: but the superior man should receive more respect,

the needy man more profit: respect being the reward of goodness

and beneficence, profit being the aid of need.

This is plainly the principle acted upon in Political

Communities: he receives no honour who gives no good to the

common stock: for the property of the Public is given to him who

does good to the Public, and honour is the property of the

Public; it is not possible both to make money out of the Public

and receive honour likewise; because no one will put up with the

less in every respect: so to him who suffers loss as regards

money they award honour, but money to him who can be paid by

gifts: since, as has been stated before, the observing due

proportion equalises and preserves Friendship.