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[22] In a pure democracy men are absolutely, i.e. numerically,

equal, in other forms only proportionately equal. Thus the

meanest British subject is proportionately equal to the

Sovereign, that is to say, is as fully secured in his rights as

the Sovereign in hers.

[23] Or, according to Cardwell's reading ([Greek: kineton ou

mentoi pan]) "but amongst ourselves there is Just, which is

naturally variable, but certainly all Just is not such." The

sense of the passage is not affected by the reading. In Bekker's

text we must take [Greek: kineton] to mean the same as [Greek:

kinoumenon], i.e. "we admit there is no Just which has not been

sometimes disallowed, still," etc. With Cardwell's, [Greek:

kineton] will mean "which not only does but naturally may vary."