The Achaeans soon experienced, as often happens, that a victorious and powerful ally is but another name for a master.
A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.