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
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Thorn: P. and V. θάμνος, ὁ, Ar. and V. ἄκανθα, ἡ (Soph., Frag.), παλίουρος, ὁ (Eur., Cycl. 394).
