Non minoris admirationis illud: Stasippus Tegeates, hortantibus amicis ut gravem in administratione rei publicae aemulum sed alioqui probum et ornatum virum qualibet ratione vel tolleret vel summoveret, negavit se facturum, ne quem in tutela patriae bonus civis locum obtineret, malus et improbus occuparet, seque potius vehementer <ab> adversario urgueri quam patriam egregio advocato carere praeoptavit.
The following is no less admirable. Stasippus of Tegea was urged by his friends to eliminate or remove no matter by what means an irksome political rival, who however was otherwise a man of honour and distinction. He refused to do it, in case the place held by a good citizen in the guardianship of their country be seized by some wicked rascal. He preferred that he himself should be pressed hard by an adversary than that their country should lose a fine helper.
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