Apology by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]
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The Evil of Doing as He Is Doing
I am that gadfly which God has attached to the state, and all day long and in all places am always fastening upon you. You will not easily find another like me, and therefore I would advise you to spare me. Someone may wonder why I go about in private, giving advice and busying myself with the concerns of others, but do not venture to come forward in public and advise the state. Such conduct, I say, would be unlike human nature. If I had gained anything or if my exhortations had been paid, there would have been some since in my doing so. But now, as you perceive, not even the impudence of my accusers dares
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