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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 11
Section 190 of 882
Canonical reference 1.4.11
Ancient Greek
ἔτι δὲ περὶ τροφῆς, πόση δαπάνη ἱκανὴ τῇ πόλει καὶ ποία, ἡ αὐτοῦ τε γιγνομένη καὶ ἡ εἰσαγώγιμος, καὶ τίνων τʼ ἐξαγωγῆς δέονται καὶ τίνων καὶ παρὰ τίνων εἰσαγωγῆς, ἵνα πρὸς τούτους καὶ συνθῆκαι καὶ συμβολαὶ γίγνωνται· πρὸς δύο γὰρ διαφυλάττειν ἀναγκαῖον ἀνεγκλήτους τοὺς πολίτας, πρός τε τοὺς κρείττους καὶ πρὸς τοὺς εἰς ταῦτα χρησίμους.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
Again, in regard to food, he should know what amount of expenditure is sufficient to support the State; what kind of food is produced at home or can be imported; and what exports and imports are necessary, in order that contracts and agreements may be made with those who can furnish them; for it is necessary to keep the citizens free from reproach in their relations with two classes of people - those who are stronger and those who are useful for commercial purposes.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Ensuite, en ce qui concerne les vivres, il doit savoir quel montant de dépenses suffit à l’entretien de l’État; quelles sortes d’aliments sont produites dans le pays ou peuvent être importées; et quelles exportations et importations sont nécessaires, afin de pouvoir conclure des contrats et des accords avec ceux qui peuvent les fournir. Car il est nécessaire de préserver les citoyens de tout reproche dans leurs rapports avec deux classes de peuples : ceux qui sont plus puissants et ceux qui sont utiles au commerce.
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