Socrates on his accusers,

"if someone asks them what's so bad about Socrates what does he do or teach they can't answer so they fall back on

standard accusations against philosophers claiming we discuss things in the clouds and below the Earth that we deny the gods and make bad arguments

look good they don't want to admit they've been outed for their ignorance now because there are a lot of them and

their ambitious persuasive and Loud they've filled your ears with baseless accusations against me and that's why my

three accusers militis for the poets and nighters for the Craftsmen likened for the rhetoricians are attacking me

changing such deep-seated opinions won't happen overnight I've told you the whole truth without hiding or sugar coating

anything but I know my honesty will just make them hate me more and isn't their hatred just proof that

I'm telling the truth that's why they've been slandering me..."

https://youtu.be/id0Kkq4VHDo?t=591

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