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| πρὸς αὑτοὺς οὖν καὶ τὸ αὑτοῖς συμφέρον τούς τε νόμους τίθενται καὶ τοὺς ἐπαίνους ἐπαινοῦσιν καὶ τοὺς ψόγους ψέγουσιν· |
| So they make laws and dole out praise and blame in their own interest and for the own benefit. |
| Plato Gorgias 483c (155) |