κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
διαλεγῆναι: Arst. inf. aor. 2 к διαλέγομαι.
