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ἐλευθερίας ἐπιμελεῖσθαι: he was preserving his independence.

ἀνδραποδιστὰς ἑαυτῶν: enslavers of themselves. Cf. i. 5. 6.

διαλέγεσθαι: sc. τούτοις. Cf. i.6.5.

ἂν λάβοιεν: for ἂν λάβωσι of direct discourse. For the retention of ἄν in rel. and temporal clauses even when the verb has been changed to the opt., see GMT. 702. On this section, cf. Plato Apol. 31B, C, 33 A.

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