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
P. ταμιεῖον, τό.
the public exchequer: P. τὸ κοινόν, τὸ δημόσιον.