for all men agree that what is just in distribution must be according to merit in some sense, though they do not all specify the same sort of merit, but democrats identify it with the status of freeman, supporters of oligarchy with wealth (or with noble birth), and supporters of aristocracy with excellence.
izan ere, denek hartzen dute aintzakotzat banaketetan zuzena denak merezimenduen araberakoa izan behar duela; hala ere, merezimendua ez da gauza bera denen ustez;