ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
(see also ἀνθέλκω): drag in an opposite direction, pull in an opposite direction
retrahere, to hold back, check, 4.14.2.
