Summary
Plato: Defense of Socrates
Socrates represented the ideal of moral virtues: wisdom, modesty, sobriety, moderation, fairness, courage, inflexibility. He stood for firm legality against tyrants, he was far from greed and tyranny. As a man, Socrates was the embodiment of these virtues - a calm paragon of virtue. His indifference to money came from his own decision; because, according to the custom that prevailed in his time, he too could teach young people in order to earn money, as all other teachers did...
In his moderation in life, the power of consciousness was also expressed, but not as a false, invented principle, but expressed depending on the given circumstances. In the company of others, he was a carefree merrymaker.
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