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εἷς ἱκανὸς κτλ. Krohn (Pl. St. p. 125) justly sees in this sentence “an expression of the convictions which led Plato to Sicily” in 367 B.C. Cf. Grote Plato I p. 126 and supra 499 B note Richards would read “<σῶς> γενόμενος or γενόμενός <τε καὶ σῶς γενόμενος> or something similar.” <περι> γενόμενος would give the same sense, and be better Greek. But γενόμενος=εἰ γένοιτο, ‘should he arise,’ is sufficient. He could not be said to be ἱκανός if he were corrupted. ἅπερ ἡμῖν δοκεῖ: i.e. the arrangements of Plato's καλλίπολις, as J. and C. point out. A ruler may arise who will approve of these, and frame laws accordingly. Plato is trying to prove that his ideal city is not impossible.
The Republic of Plato. James Adam. 1902. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
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