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προσταγμάτων, ‘institutions,’ which have the sanction of law. ἐπιτηδευμάτων, ‘customs,’ which are sanctioned by public opinion. κίνει καὶ μετατίθει τὰ μὴ καλῶς καθεστῶτα, ‘change and alter such as are not ordered aright’; cp. E. 7 ἀεί τι κινεῖν τῶν μὴ καλῶς ἐχόντων and note. εὑρετής: see note on E. 40. εἰ δὲ μή: sc. αὐτὸς εὑρίσκειν δυνήσει. σφίσιν αὐτοῖς ὁμολογουμένους: see note on τὰς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις ὁμολογίας, E. 44. For the use of the reflexive for the reciprocal pronoun cp. σφᾶς αὐτούς, E. 53 and note. ἀμφισβητήσεις, ‘controversies’; cp. Antiphon 131. 7 ἀμφισβήτησιν ὑπολείπειν, ‘to leave room for dispute.’ διαλύσεις, ‘settlement.’ προσεῖναι: see note on ὧν προσεῖναι δεῖ, E. 46.
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