He who is a useful keeper of anything is also a better thief.

We need an assembly, not for cleverness, but for setting things straight.

The good polis is made by the good person, his moral character intact, and the good polis, in turn, helps turn out good persons, their moral character intact.

Noting the lack of crime or security in the Netherlands, the author asked a native who guarded a national landmark. He got the replay, “We all do.