He is referring to his relatives, men like Critias and Charmides, who turned Athenian politics into a tyranny and, which he says, " makes the"democracy look like a golden age."
他所指的是他的亲戚，诸如，Critias，和Charmides，等，将雅典政治转成专制的人，所以他才说，他们让，“民主看起来像是进入了全盛期“
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