§6.7.1μονίαν ὁ λογισμός.
...ship (is taken over by) reason.
αὕτη καλοῦ καὶ δικαίου πρώτη παρʼ ἀνθρώποις κατὰ φύσιν ἔννοια καὶ τῶν ἐναντίων τούτοις, αὕτη βασιλείας ἀληθινῆς ἀρχὴ καὶ γένεσις.
This is the first natural conception of the honorable and the just, and of their contraries, among men; this is the origin and genesis of true kingship.
§6.7.2οὐ γὰρ μόνον αὐτοῖς, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς ἐκ τούτων οἱ πολλοὶ διαφυλάττουσι τὰς ἀρχάς, πεπεισμένοι τοὺς ἐκ τοιούτων γεγονότας καὶ τραφέντας ὑπὸ τοιούτοις παραπλησίους ἕξειν καὶ τὰς προαιρέσεις.
For the multitude maintain the sovereign power not only for the kings themselves, but also for their descendants, being convinced that those born from such men and reared under such influences will also have similar dispositions.
§6.7.3ἐὰν δέ ποτε τοῖς ἐγγόνοις δυσαρεστήσωσι, ποιοῦνται μετὰ ταῦτα τὴν αἵρεσιν τῶν ἀρχόντων καὶ βασιλέων οὐκέτι κατὰ τὰς σωματικὰς καὶ θυμικὰς δυνάμεις, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὰς τῆς γνώμης καὶ τοῦ λογισμοῦ διαφοράς, πεῖραν εἰληφότες ἐπʼ αὐτῶν τῶν ἔργων τῆς ἐξ ἀμφοῖν παραλλαγῆς.
But if they ever become displeased with the descendants, they thereafter make the choice of their rulers and kings no longer according to physical and spirited qualities, but according to differences in judgment and reason, having learned by experience from actual deeds the difference between the two.
§6.7.4τὸ μὲν οὖν παλαιὸν ἐνεγήρασκον ταῖς βασιλείαις οἱ κριθέντες ἅπαξ καὶ τυχόντες τῆς ἐξουσίας ταύτης, τόπους τε διαφέροντας ὀχυρούμενοι καὶ τειχίζοντες καὶ χώραν κατακτώμενοι, τὸ μὲν τῆς ἀσφαλείας χάριν, τὸ δὲ τῆς δαψιλείας τῶν ἐπιτηδείων τοῖς ὑποτεταγμένοις·
In old times, therefore, those who were once selected and obtained this authority used to grow old in their kingships, fortifying and walling in outstanding positions and acquiring territory, partly for the sake of security, and partly for the abundance of necessities for their subjects.
§6.7.5ἅμα δὲ περὶ ταῦτα σπουδάζοντες ἐκτὸς ἦσαν πάσης διαβολῆς καὶ φθόνου διὰ τὸ μήτε περὶ τὴν ἐσθῆτα μεγάλας ποιεῖσθαι τὰς παραλλαγὰς μήτε περὶ τὴν βρῶσιν καὶ πόσιν, ἀλλὰ παραπλήσιον ἔχειν τὴν βιοτείαν τοῖς ἄλλοις, ὁμόσε ποιούμενοι τοῖς πολλοῖς ἀεὶ τὴν δίαιταν.
And while they were busying themselves with these matters, they were free from all slander and envy, because they made no great differences either in their dress or in their food and drink, but lived a life similar to the rest, always sharing the same style of living with the multitude.
§6.7.6ἐπεὶ δʼ ἐκ διαδοχῆς καὶ κατὰ γένος τὰς ἀρχὰς παραλαμβάνοντες ἕτοιμα μὲν εἶχον ἤδη τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἀσφάλειαν, ἕτοιμα δὲ καὶ πλείω τῶν ἱκανῶν τὰ πρὸς τὴν τροφήν, §6.7.7τότε δὴ ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις ἑπόμενοι διὰ τὴν περιουσίαν ἐξάλλους μὲν ἐσθῆτας ὑπέλαβον δεῖν ἔχειν τοὺς ἡγουμένους τῶν ὑποταττομένων, ἐξάλλους δὲ καὶ ποικίλας τὰς περὶ τὴν τροφὴν ἀπολαύσεις καὶ παρασκευάς, ἀναντιρρήτους δὲ καὶ παρὰ τῶν μὴ προσηκόντων τὰς τῶν ἀφροδισίων χρείας καὶ συνουσίας.
But when they received their offices by succession and inheritance, and already had everything ready for security, and everything ready for sustenance even beyond what was sufficient, then indeed, following their desires because of their abundance, they thought that rulers ought to have dress distinct from that of their subjects, and also distinct and varied enjoyments and preparations regarding food, and to have unquestioned sexual services and intercourse, even from those from whom it was not proper.
§6.7.8ἐφʼ οἷς μὲν φθόνου γενομένου καὶ προσκοπῆς, ἐφʼ οἷς δὲ μίσους ἐκκαιομένου καὶ δυσμενικῆς ὀργῆς, ἐγένετο μὲν ἐκ τῆς βασιλείας τυραννίς, ἀρχὴ δὲ καταλύσεως ἐγεννᾶτο καὶ σύστασις ἐπιβουλῆς τοῖς ἡγουμένοις·
From these things, since envy and offense arose on the one hand, and hatred and hostile anger were kindled on the other, kingship became tyranny, and the beginning of its dissolution was generated, as well as the conspiracy against the rulers.
§6.7.9ἣν οὐκ ἐκ τῶν χειρίστων, ἀλλʼ ἐκ τῶν γενναιοτάτων καὶ μεγαλοψυχοτάτων, ἔτι δὲ θαρραλεωτάτων ἀνδρῶν συνέβαινε γίνεσθαι διὰ τὸ τοὺς τοιούτους ἥκιστα
This conspiracy did not happen to originate from the worst men, but from the most noble, high-minded, and moreover the most courageous, because such men were the least...