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Socrates: "Apology" Speech | Speeches of Great Men

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Socrates: "Apology" Speech | Speeches of Great Men

Socrates: "Apology" Speech | Speeches of Great Men

Socrates was viewed as a traitor by the Athenians, particularly by the city's authority.

In Athens, young men developed a strong admiration for Socrates.

He instilled in these impressionable brains the habit of challenging everything, including Greek authority.

Socrates was ultimately detained and tried for defiling youth, disbelieving in the gods, and inventing new gods.


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