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. and V. ὅμως, μέντοι, V. ἔμπας.
Prep.: see in spite of, under spite.