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柏拉图作品集 法律篇(四) ［古希腊］柏拉图 著 辽宁电子图书有限责任公司 ［古希腊］柏拉图 辽宁电子图书有限责任公司 12千字 2002121 200212 1 ISBN L-YY-0148 \B502.2 2 BOOK IV Athenian Stranger. And now, what will this city be? I do not mean to ask what is or will hereafter be the name of the place; that may be determined by the accident of locality or of the original settlement-a river or fountain, or some local deity may give the sanction of a name to the newly-founded city; but I do want to know what the situation is, whether maritime or inland. Cleinias. I should imagine, Stranger, that the city of which we are speaking is about eighty stadia distant from the sea. Ath. And are there harbours on the seaboard? Cle. Excellent harbours, Stranger; there could not be better. Ath. Alas! what a prospect! And is the surrounding country productive, or in need of importations? Cle. Hardly in need of anything. Ath. And is there any neighbouring State? Cle. None whatever, and that is the reason for selecting the place; in days of old, there was a migration of the inhabitants, and the region has been deserted from time immemorial. Ath. And has the place a fair proportion of hill, and plain, and wood? Cle. Like the rest of Crete in that. Ath. You mean to say that there is more rock than plain? Cle. Exactly. Ath. Then there is some hope that your citizens may be virtuous: had you been on the sea, and well provided with harbours, and an importing rather than a producing country, some mighty saviour would have been needed, and lawgivers more than mortal, if you were