κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς → people are always ready to blame the rulers, people are against authority, people were fond of anything by which they could call authority in question
το (AM λογύδριον)
μικρός, σύντομος λόγος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λόγος + υποκορ. κατάλ. -ύδριον (πρβλ. στηλ-ύδριον)].