Then you
must not
insist on
my proving
that the
actual
State will
in every
respect
coincide
with the
ideal: if
we are
only able
to
discover
how a city
may be
governed
nearly as
we
proposed,
you will
admit that
we have
discovered
the
possibility
which you
demand;
and will
be
contented.
I am sure
that I
should be
contented
– will not
you? Yes,
I will.
Let me
next
endeavour
to show
what is
that fault
in States
which is
the cause
of their
