again, that the tyrant Dionysius, and the king of Egypt , and the various dynasts throughout Asia, each so far as he has the
 power, would willingly lend us aid; and, furthermore, that the Hellenes who rank first in
 wealth and stand foremost in reputation and who desire the best of governments, Those who sympathize with an oligarchy such as the Spartan
 government. οἱ βέλτιστοι is almost technical for
 “the aristocratic party.” as τὰ βέλτιστα for an
 aristocratic government. Cf. Xen. Hell. 5.2.6 . Such
 people might be expected to form a conspiracy to set up an oligarchy favorable to
 Sparta . even though they have not
 yet allied themselves with us, are with us at least to the extent of wishing us well, and
 that upon them we have good reason to rest great hopes for the future.