Dialogue

 1  Gorg|     other view without being ridiculous. The profession of ignorance
 2  Gorg|      world. Philosophers are ridiculous when they take to politics,
 3  Gorg|      politicians are equally ridiculous when they take to philosophy: ‘
 4  Gorg|     deny my words and not be ridiculous. To do wrong is the greatest
 5  Gorg| other doctrine without being ridiculous.~There is a further paradox
 6  Gorg| politics or business, are as ridiculous as I imagine the politicians
 7  Gorg|     years, the thing becomes ridiculous, and I feel towards philosophers
 8  Gorg|      behaviour appears to me ridiculous and unmanly and worthy of
 9  Gorg|      you can, and not appear ridiculous. This is my position still,
10  Gorg|   want will make a man truly ridiculous? Must not the defence be
11  Gorg|  other arts of salvation, is ridiculous. O my friend! I want you
12  Gorg|    then, surely, it would be ridiculous in us to attempt public
13  Gorg|   all that. You and I have a ridiculous way, for during the whole