τὸ ἀεὶ ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν ἐχάλασαν → relaxed the strictness of the doctrine of perpetual strife
(μένω): always ἐμμενὲς αἰεί, continually ever.
ἐμμενές: (преимущ. ἐ. ἀεί Hom.) adv. постоянно, неустанно Hom.