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 1 Intro|       stands to the real defence of Socrates, there are no means of determining.
 2 Intro|             in the Memorabilia that Socrates might have been acquitted ‘
 3 Intro|           Hermogenes, the friend of Socrates, that he had no wish to
 4 Intro|            a defence, and also that Socrates himself declared this to
 5 Intro|         accustomed manner’ in which Socrates spoke in ‘the agora and
 6 Intro|            regarded as the ideal of Socrates, according to Plato’s conception
 7 Intro|            which is the portrait of Socrates.~Yet some of the topics
 8 Intro|          have been actually used by Socrates; and the recollection of
 9 Intro|           is not the report of what Socrates said, but an elaborate composition,
10 Intro|          that the actual defence of Socrates was as much greater than
11 Intro|    suspicious is the statement that Socrates received the first impulse
12 Intro|            true to the character of Socrates, but we cannot show that
13 Intro|           It breathes the spirit of Socrates, but has been cast anew
14 Intro|            to the Apology, in which Socrates, who has defied the judges,
15 Intro|   respecting the trial and death of Socrates agree generally with Plato;
16 Intro|      Apology or Platonic defence of Socrates is divided into three parts:
17 Intro|            formula. The first say, ‘Socrates is an evil-doer and a curious
18 Intro|            to others.’ The second, ‘Socrates is an evil-doer and corrupter
19 Intro|        there was any man wiser than Socrates; and the answer was, that
20 Intro|          moon earth.’ That, replies Socrates, is the old confusion about
21 Intro|       attribute to the influence of Socrates notions which have found
22 Intro|             learned at the theatre. Socrates undertakes to show that
23 Intro|              There are no gods, but Socrates believes in the existence
24 Intro|          will be found to wish that Socrates should have defended himself
25 Intro|            a sufficient answer that Socrates had never professed to teach
26 Intro|            to such a serious charge Socrates had given a more serious
27 Intro|             Truly characteristic of Socrates is another point in his
28 Intro|          involuntarily.’ But if, as Socrates argues, all evil is involuntary,
29 Intro|            instance, the defence of Socrates is untrue practically, but
30 Intro|           satisfactory.~Again, when Socrates argues that he must believe
31 Intro|         which is consistent enough—‘Socrates does not receive the gods
32 Intro|          downright atheist. To this Socrates fairly answers, in accordance
33 Intro|            Plato meant to represent Socrates as braving or irritating
34 Intro|      guiding principle of his life. Socrates is nowhere represented to
35 Intro| incidentally the antagonism between Socrates and the Sophists is allowed
36 Intro|           certainty to the Platonic Socrates only. For, although these
37 Intro|             may have been spoken by Socrates himself, we cannot exclude
38 Intro|        reproduction of the words of Socrates, partly because Plato would
39 Intro|            What effect the death of Socrates produced on the mind of
40 Intro|           enmity of Aristophanes to Socrates does not prevent Plato from
41 Text |          falsehoods, telling of one Socrates, a wise man, who speculated
42 Text |             words in an affidavit: ‘Socrates is an evil-doer, and a curious
43 Text |      introduced a man whom he calls Socrates, going about and saying
44 Text |         among you will reply, ‘Yes, Socrates, but what is the origin
45 Text |      nothing; he is not speaking of Socrates, he is only using my name
46 Text |            is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is
47 Text |            with me: This confounded Socrates, they say; this villainous
48 Text |             this kind: It says that Socrates is a doer of evil, who corrupts
49 Text |         knows the laws.~The judges, Socrates, who are present in court.~
50 Text |           said to be taught them by Socrates, when there are not unfrequently
51 Text |           their money, and laugh at Socrates if he pretends to father
52 Text |          shall see whether the wise Socrates will discover my facetious
53 Text |             much as if he said that Socrates is guilty of not believing
54 Text |            And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which
55 Text |             words—if you say to me, Socrates, this time we will not mind
56 Text |          the world has decided that Socrates is in some way superior
57 Text |             Some one will say: Yes, Socrates, but cannot you hold your
58 Text |            will say that you killed Socrates, a wise man; for they will