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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Polity of Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Xenophon: general of the states[7] who may care to assist. There, too, are to be
seen two of the ephors, who neither meddle nor make, save only at the
summons of the king, yet have they their eyes fixed on the proceedings
of each one there and keep all in order,[8] as may well be guessed.
When the sacrifices are accomplished the king summons all and issues
his orders[9] as to what has to be done. And all with such method
that, to witness the proceedings, you might fairly suppose the rest of
the world to be but bungling experimenters,[10] and the Lacedaemonians
alone true handicraftsmen in the art of soldiering.
[7] I.e. "allied"? or "perioecid"?
[8] {sophronizousin}, "keep every one in his sober senses."
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