The true ruler," he says "is one who is like a shepherd with a flock, but he rules not for the benefit of the flock but, of course, for his own interests, " the good of the shepherd."

他说：，“真正的统治者,是牧者，但规则不是要造福牲畜,而是他自身的利益，对牧者要有好处“

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He is referring to his relatives, men like Critias and Charmides, who turned Athenian politics into a tyranny and, which he says, " makes the"democracy look like a golden age."

他所指的是他的亲戚，诸如，Critias，和Charmides，等，将雅典政治转成专制的人，所以他才说，他们让，“民主看起来像是进入了全盛期“

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