PLATO,
Five Dialogues
Second Edition
Euthyphro
Apology
Crito
Meno
Phaedo
‘Translated by
G.M.A GRUBE
Revised by
JOHN Mt COOPER,
Hackett Publishing Company, Ine.
IndianaplisCambridge
2eoL» PLATO
Socanres: Eher we were wrong when we agreed beloe, of if we
‘were ght then, we are wrong nom
ure: That seem to be 0.
Soctres: So we mas investigate again fiom the beginning what
piety isa shall nt willingly give wp before lear thi Donat thik
4 me unworthy, but concentrate your attention and tel the tah, For
you know it any man dos, and must not et you go ike Proteus,
before yu tel me fou hao ler knowledge of pity ane pity
you would never have ventured to proseute yur ol ther for murdet
‘on behalf ofa eran Forfar of the gods you would have been aad
to ake the ik let you should not be acing righty, and would have
been athamed before men, but sow [know well that you believe
«you hive cleat knowledge of piety and impiety. So ell me, my good
Eushyphvo, and do not hide wht you think is.
Eyring: Some other tine, Sorts, for | am in hun now,
and it time fr me to go.
Soceares: What a thing to do my end! By ging you have cast
re down rom a great hope Tha, that T would lea fromm you the
‘nature ofthe pious andthe impious and so escape Mle indent
16 by showing him that I had acquired widom in divine mates fom
Euhyphro, and my ignerance would ne longer ease me to be eatle,
and imsentive about such things, and that I would be bette othe est
of my ie
15. Tn Gack mag Protas war wrt fad man of thes ho could
lespanchanginghsfamandsocnape big quetioned Se Hoes, Oey
sone
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APOLOGY
‘The Ago profane to eo ead ofthe cual speck thet
Se dled in io defo othe al Tha lin make the
uetion oft strity more out than nthe logue In whch
the comenaton hence re mat etorl andthe queston of
erty concer ony ith Bow fr he this tht Sats
Ieproented ot exponng were theo these Sosate Ho,
weer ar deling with serch tot Sorts made a mater
sf tory. How fr Plt account scat? We olds
Teen that he ances did ot pec! aecray the
toy wed. On the othe hard, Plato mae clear tht be wc
rent the l(t 38). Mave, fo general Ble,
{he Relay was writen nat lng fer he vert, any Aber
‘ould rome tual oech, end woud Be poor ey fo
Yindizte the Mer, bch the bout, put comple
Sift peck ints mouth. Soe ier ald no da be
Allowed, ute man amen and the eee oe of he eos
mt ny be atl the original. The Bey of lnguge end
ile cotay Pata’, bt the wee tal nd orl Bey of
Character blogs o Sort. Ito power onbinaton
Athens ane wee een tee 30, en hy
combined he dio ry ord dg ae bo th by at
Contig and seeing Obi i nul hav re ally
impale fr reo Boyt dic ars pales rd decide
trvone. The probe wor aed rather meat weer y hrng
the prior fer covtion, es th penalty be theugt
‘propre flowed by a contr amenment by he edt. The
fry mul then decd etcen the to. Thi prc gen
‘Re fr moderation th side
“Thus he Apology in depart. Theft and moor at ite
sain spac (17035), flowed by te contrast 3538)
1, The word apy sa wearin, ota tanto, the Gre pli,
‘ch mens dose There cers athing apalogti shout th sper,
a2 PLATO.
and inal, at wordt the jury (38-424), both to thee who wed
forthe death sentence and howe who voted for ecuit
eMac
1 do not know, men of Abens,? how my accusers affected you foe
‘ne, Iwas almost carried away in spite of ysl, 50 perwesvely did
they speak And yet. hardy anything of what the said te, OF the
many tes they tld, one in particular surpried me, namely tat you
should be exefil nat tobe deceived by an sceomplished spear Ike
‘me. That they were not ashamed tobe immediately proved wrong by
the fics, when I show myself not to be am accomplished speaks at
all, that T thought was most shameless on thei art—unles indeed
they call an accomplished speaker the man who seals the tt I
‘hey mean that, T would age that Iam an oatoy, bu not fer thet
‘manner, for indeed, as Isy, practically nothing they sad wat tue
Fiommeyou wll earthe whle wath, though nt by Zeus gentlemen,
expres in embroidered and syed phates like thei, but things
spoken at random and expresed inthe rt words hit come to mind,
for put my rst the astice of what ly, and let none of you expect
anything cle It would ot be Siting at my age, at might be or
young man, to ty with words when | appear before you
One thing I do ask and beg af you gentlemen: f you hear me
making my defense inthe same kindof anguage a | an actsored
to use inthe marketplace bythe banker tables where many of you
have heard me, and elsewhere, do not be supied or ees distur
2 Jurors wee selected by lot oral he le citizens hit yea o ago
lier no ate tenses ote gre yf ec. They neared
Ssrepesentaies ofthe Anan pope snd ie Menon dese net
ike Src, ey jdgd oo Bela othe wl cen ly wheter et
‘hein had been undermined bythe ces bhava Hence Scat
ca aes tem ai be wee aéeeing the ppl of Men ged
‘clr the pri ofthe deocsy apt igh pron
(et fr ecmpl, 2a 32d. Sortes adc the ur oem of shen”
‘ater thn mpoying the al ad fle teen he a ar
Niles dot 26 Ata he explain thal ony hse nh eed Sa
‘km dvr that hoes,
3. The asker or mone-changen hl tht coonte in the map.
seems that ths was oe pe fo gop.
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bance on that account. The postin this: This my rst appearance
ina lawcour, st the age of seventy; Lam therefore spy anger
tothe manner of speaking here Jat 2 | were ely sang, ou
Would certainly crease me iT spoke in that det and manner in
hich Thad been brought up, 0 too my present request seems
‘one, for you to pay no tention to my manner of peech—be it eter
fr wore bat to concentete your anion on whether wht I sy
just or not, for the exellence fs judge isn this a that of speaker
isin ling he th
itis ight forme, geademen, to defend myself it aginst theft
lying aecuations made aginst me andy Gist accusers, and then
against the ate accusations and the ltr aeciners. Tete have Been
‘many who have accused me fo you for many years now, and none of
thei accusations ate tue. These [ear mich more than I eet Anju
and his fends, though they too ate fermidable. These eae one,
however, ate more 0, gsllersen; they gt hold of ot of you fom
iuldhood, persinded you and accused ee ley yng that
there isa man elled Socrates a wise man, astdent ofl things in
the sky and below the earth, who makes the wone argument the
stonge. Tse who spread that mor genlemen, ae ny dangerous
accusers, for thee heats belive that tase who tay hee things do
rot even believe in the gods Moreover, thee accurate numero,
and have been at it Tong time: as, they spoke fo you at a0 ag¢
‘when you weuld mos realy believe ther, some of ou being child
and adolescents, and they won their eae by deal, a1 there was
no defense
Wht is most absued inal this that one cannot even know or
‘mention their names unex one of them a wnt of comedies Those
who maliciously and sanderuslypersaded yon—uhbo alo, when
petuidedthereler then pervaded athers—all hoe ate mest dif
ult to deal with: one cannot bing one of them into cout or refit
Fins ene mus simply ght th siadows, a twee, in making one’s
defense, and crossexamine when noone answer, [want yout elize
tao that my acever ate of two kinds thove who hve secued me
recently, and the old ones 1 mention; and to think that I ut fst
‘etend myself agit the lates, ory have sso eat their acesations|
fis and to uch gate extent than the more resent
4 Ths is Asaph, Soca refs below (5) tthe haa Scr
‘he Clouds (235 8), Bt podced fn 23 a4 PLATO
Very well then, men of Athens. mt srely defend mye and
tempt upot om ou i nv shine the seat
Is resided there so oop wh th ay happen yy
eter for ou and me nd that ny deere fay Fe sce be
think this ve tical and {am fly aware of how delet
Ere sole the mater proceed the god nay wish tI to
the law and make my defense, Ce ef
Lats then le up he ebm is beginning What isthe secs:
fon im which ae the sander in whe eles ted en he
oe ut the chage agit me? What i they when they danred
‘me mas they were ay acl prostate he sides
they would have sor. Tt ger something te: Soca gully
of wrongdoing inthe beh iying thing inthe sy and
{elo the eat he mas the woe note stone emer and
te teaches theese thing tothe, You have sen ths yous
the comedy of Artophanes, 2 Soc winging hm there ayn
he was alingon sand ings to other nena sbot gs
sf wich V new nobing aa 80 oo speak i contempt of me
Inoweige fsomeone wen hse thingy ket Melting
cites apt me~bot,genlemen 1 have no pat nando
fein ell pon the soy of ou a witness tik ttt et
‘thee ofou who ne ead ne comer, many fa ae
Should el ach ober any one of you has et heard he cnn
‘uch ubecs to any extent a al Pom thi you wl ea hate
ther thing ai bot me by the majo a ofthe Same ind
‘Not one of them iste. And ify hive head om anyone ht
undertake to teach pope and charges ofr that tbe ee
Yet tiki ite thing to beable to tech people Gorge
Leet doe, and Prades of Cos and Hipp of Eli Bech of
thee men can go to ayy and persia the young she ca hsp
company wah ay oe af thet ov flow crs ey want we
‘ing fo nv te company a ths, oy uth enace py
5, Tho were all wellinowa Soph. Gopi. ae whom Pio named one
citi opus naa elebted hetero pd ache of etic He ane
to Athens in 427 nc, nd hha cs took te ely y sn Tos
dlalogcs theater of hich haben Gab are ane her ipa,
‘wwe inowlege was eneclopedi Produ ws known fr ns nen ot
‘he preci mening of wots, Beth be snd Hipp ae chante n Peta
(named ser sate mows Soph
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them fee, and be geil to them bee. ded ame that
there & another wie man fon Pasa who sing fr et 3
san wo has pet more omey on soph needy ee put
teeter Cala, the tn of Hipponicos Sota hime has oo
‘Callan ii yurton wre ofc cul rd
{nd enpige aspen forthem who would make hem cen het
proper gui some hone rede or fame: Now see they se
then thom oyu ne indo supense ent Who on ep
inthis ndof esas, the homer adi kind th you ast
have gen hoght oti sine you hve on thee seh «pero
Tait Sri herent Ceri the head. cWhe he
sale“ Wats ame, where he fom? Ad wal hse “His
‘ame, Scat, it Ever be cme om Pro and hi fe se
tn I thgh xen hyp man ely poesia
tnd teaches no nderte ae, Cail would pe sd pret
tml ad ths Knowl, bl Ido nol eve gener
‘ne of ou might perp interme and ay Bet Soca, what
iyo ception? From ter hae se anes come? Fst
iffou di ot by your with something out the commen, ll
tha ramorand lk would st have sen les jou ad nein
ther than mst peopl, Tell wht thal we ray et ek
Stave abut son Aajone nh sy teem oe iid]
willy toshow you wba henner reptaon and se Lien
then Pap te o ou wl ik | ing, br be at that
that shal ye. What ha ened my epiatn roneset
than ceain ind ef wid. Wha! kd of on? Han ido,
petaps maybe fat {realy pone th wl tote hr | me
Sone tno eww wore moth mae eo
jpn or! ceil donot pone i and whuee ye 1d
ivngand petiole me Dot cre dtirance, ene,
ven if ou th sm boning forthe soy T salt dare
tral ith me, bt wl elt you ow source 1 ll
Cal upon he od a Deg a wines to the ented wate of
ty dob nich You know Chasen, He wa ny end
from youth ad the fend af nt of yo Re shared jou ene sed
6 Ais eqused 10 dace In Sct ne one daha wa he daly
age of daplaborer. So Even een» core wt.
The god Apollo sine at Deg, wheres nce wee
lveredthrgh the oa sete the "yon% PLATO
your return, You surly know the Kind of man he was, how impulive
jn any course of ation. He went o Delphi at onetime snd ventured
to ak the orcle—as 1, gendemen, do ot create a diurbance
he asked if any man was wie than Land the Pythian replied that
‘one was wiser. Chaerephon is dead, but his brother wll esti to ou
Shout thi
Consider hat el you this because I would infor you about the
ign ofthe slander When I head ofthis reply Vasked sel “Wha.
cer does the god mean? What i his riddle? Iam very conscious that
Tam not wise tal: what then does he mean by saying that | nthe
vse? For surly he doesnot ie; i at glia for him to do 0°
Fora longi Iss at low ahs meaning then {very loca
turned fo somesuchimvetigation a this weno one of those puted
is thinking that ther, if anywhere could ete the once ad oy
to i "This man is wiser than T, But you sail Twas" Then, when f
‘ramined this man—there is ne need for me t tell you his name he
sa oe of or public men—my experience wat something lke this |
thought that he appeared wise to may people and expecially thief,
but he as not I then tied to show im that he thought himself ws,
butthat he wasnt As result he eae to dislike me, and so dl many
‘ofthe bystanders. So | witdeew and thought to myself “I am wis
than this man itis Hel that neither of s knows anything worthwhile,
but he thinks he nows something when he does at, whereas when |
do nt now, neither do I hink I Enon; I am likely tobe sr than
he to this small extent, that donot think now what do ot know =
‘er this [appreached another man, one of those thought t be wie
than he, and T thought the sre thing and s0 Tene tobe disliked
bath by him and by many others
‘After that [proceeded sjtematialy | realied, to my sonow nd
alarm, that Iwas geting unpoplay, but I thought that fms tach
the greatest importance to the god's oracle, 201 mst gy fo all those
who had apy reputation for knowledge to ceaine ts meaning, And
by the dog. men of Aensfoe mt ell ou the uth lenperineed
something like this: In my nsession in the service ofthe god |
found thal those who had the highest reputation were nearly the mest
deficient, while thoe who were thought to be inferior wete more
Knowledgeable st give youan acount of ny joueyingy fey
5. cura dh oxcsnally wd by Sota, apes
in Gris (800 “yt deg he gd fhe Extn
in ong for
APOLOGY n
sa ha dt pete ce ne, ts he
itcan, I wet to the oct, the writers of tragedies sn dy
{nd the ole, tending inter ene to catch mypel being ore
ignorant han te. S01 tok up thn pms th which they seemed
‘Shae tken mot touble and sted them what hey mean onder
ttt nigh tinea ine lea someting fom he am sand
toll yoo theta, gelemen, bot Lima Alstal the taney
tight fave explained te poo beter Han ther aus oul soon
tealired that pots do not compore thet poems with named, bot
By some nom lent ad by inpration, ie re nd prophet who
aloosay many Boe tgs wiout ay undenanding of hat hey).
‘The pose ceed fo mete have had ser pence. the te
tie an tht Bec ofc ot, they tough thems ey
tres ten in eher rope, which toy wee nt So here agin T
Tithdew, inking that had he same adrntage oer them a hed
Ther the police
Finally T net to th craftsmen, fr 1 was conscious of knowing
roca nating and Knew tat wed fd that they had ow
lg of many fn things In thi war not mistaken; hey kre thing
10 not know and to that extent they were mie han LB nen ef
Aer he ol safe eed ean ese
the oat each of ther, Bees f hi sacra i ca thought
hil vey wien ther most important pot, and ths enor af
then overhadowed the wom hey hays that {ated yl on
behalf the once, whether shoud prefer tbe Lam, with neibe
thet wisdom norte porance ot have both The ner | ge
inl andthe orc was that twos fo my advange to be am
Ms rel of ts iovesigaon, men of Albena faequied much
unpopular ofa ind tht bad to eal wth andi hear urn,
tnmy dane care fom these people nd eptaton for wisdom
fern each coe the bstanden thought Bat I elf posesed the
‘doo tat proved that ny ntelocir did ot hae What rb
‘ie genlemen tht int the gods wie and that hs oral
‘espnse mea tha human wads woth to ohing ond hat
‘then hese hist man, Sorts, he rng my nae a exam,
Zsifhewaid“Thisiman among you, moral ws wa, ie Soc,
{indetads ht hi wade wordlen” 8 ren now continue th
Investigation the god bade mead go around seeing ut anyone,
‘Szen or atangen shor tha ws, Then if oot thnk he
ome tothe atnce of he god and show hi that he nt wie* PLATO.
Because ofthis occupation, Ido ot hae the sre to engin
publica toany extent, or indeed olook ster my om, bat ve
Im get poverty Bene oy seme tthe gd.
Frrhemoe, the young men who flow te round oftheir own
fee wl thse wo have moter, the sono the very ch, tke
lesie in heting people guestoned: the teches oe inate
Ine and yt question athe hik they find on abundance of men
tho baie te he some lnowledge but oe a eng The
{esl that thse whom the question ae ang, not wih hens
atwth me. They o-"That man Socrates ssn lw
corps the young" ones thm wt he dts and what he tesches
to corrupt them, they are silent they do ot kno but 0 at
appear tos, they mention those actions that oe arable aa
All pilsopher, aboot "hing inthe by ad things below the cath,
about “not acing inthe gd and “aling Ue woe he sronger_
argument they would not sant tell the rth. Fm sue that sy
ive been proved yc knowledge when they know nating
‘These people ateabitoo vlna nareroostheyare cons
and coming ing shouts hy have ben fling our eno
2 ang ime wth Semen slander aunt me. Frm hom Nee
Stacked me, and Ayr and Lycom, Meer being vexed on beh
ofthe pos, Anus on etal of the crauen a he poi,
{con Beal ofthe orton so tata Isard out by spn
shoul be spi i eau id you so much lander soc
2 time. That men of Athens, the uth for you. Ihave hide
Siguved ning I know well nought he vey conduct makes
‘me unpopular, ad thi pot thst what ys te, thal ach 3 he
Slander gins me, and that ch ae cater Ifyou loki tt
Sith now otter ths wha yo wl fe
Lath sce asa defers agai the hares of my eater acs.
‘Aer this stl yo defend mela Meletas that gol and
fai man ae my he and my iat ase Ath
ferent It of acts, let ur apn tke up te wor depen I
{pes omatng he: Scrat ily of comping the Foun
‘hot being i the god n whom he ci elses, bun ht
new spinal thing. Such i Weis charge. Letts cain pat
Ft tam uly of young,
sy that 1am gully of comping the young. but sy hal
Melts guilty ofdeaing ilo withsvowsmater, of neon
‘by Bringing people int cout, and of profsng to be tery con
arovocy »
ered wth hing about none of which he has ser cred, nd shall
ty to prove tha tha wo. Come here and tel ne, Meh. Suey
You easier i of the gett importance that jung men be
fod s posible? — Indeed dn
‘Come then, tlhe men who mprovethem. You sbviowykrow,
in view of your concem. You sy you have discovered the one who
Conrps them, nay me, and yt wing re here and acu me fo
these men, Come infrm these men an tell tem who its who
impones them. au ee; Melo that you se sent and know ot
chatty Doe ths not sem shameful to you anda ulin prot
‘teh sy that you have at be concerted with nyo ts? Tell
‘ne my ood sir, who improves or young men? ~ The lave.
hat ot what asking bu whl pen who has Knowedge
the lant begin wth = These jmen, Sots
How do you mean, Melts Ae thes able to ees the young
ad improve ther? ~ Cel.
Allo hem, ot some bt ot the? — ll of hem
‘ery goad by Hera You mention a gat abundance of bento
But hat about the audience? Do they improve young ono?
= They do, oo
‘What about the member of Coun! — The Coun, aa.
But Mele, what about the sem? Do members ofthe sembly
corp he young, of do tel mprove then? ~ They improve them
“A the Atenas, sens, sake the young it Be good se,
xcept me, and alone corp hen Irtht whet you mean? ~ Tht
‘Son deiely what Tea,
"You condenn me ret misfortine, Tell me: oesthis ako spy
toborey do yu tink? Thatall men pone hes and one nda
omips hem? Or fie the conta te one india able 0
improve them, or ey fe, namely, te hoe breeder, wheres he
sao, if thy have orc and ue hem, corop the Is that nok
thee, Melts, bth wih bone ad ll ther ania? OF course
9. Sct he drop in eu mtb of dicosion by gueion and
snot Th, na dou wt Po had ind a eat pa, hen be
tne im wk the indlgence ofthe ay he poe “in his wl manner
10. The Cate was ad of 500 men elcid anally yl tt prepared
the agenda for meetings Othe acl ad ogee with te mapa
‘andthe pe bse of Athens (On the ately ec te a Eat
poe)wo PLATO.
ii whether you and Anyts sys not. It wld be a vey happy
stato as only one pon compte out youth, whet aten
improved them
"You have made it suficienty obvious Melts tht you ate never
had any cone fo our out; you show your ndiferene lea ta
rau hve gen noth oe ast wich oe ig me
And by Zeus, Mele, tell abo whether itis beter fr aman o
lise among god or wicked fellow cz, Anove, ny ood tan
Tam not ashing deal question. Do not the wicked do sme har
tothe who are eer closet o them, whereas good people bent
themt — Cena.
“And des the man exist who would rather be harmed han benefited
by his ascites? Answer, my gpd i, fo tela orders you to ae.
thee any man who wants ob harmed? ~ Of couse not
(Come now. do you acese me hereof comuping the young and
sain them wore delibestely o ning? Delbert
‘What flo, Melens? Are you so mich wer t your age han T
am at mine that you undertand that wicked people vaso ome
har to thei clones neighbors wile good people do therm goed, but
have reached such 4 pch of ignorance fat donot rice th,
namely that i make one of my ssociates wicked Iron the rok af
Being harmed by him that do sch great evi eibertely, you
sap Ido not believe you, Mele, snd donot think anyone eb wil
Ether do not comp the young on if otis wing, and Jou
are hing in eter case Now i comp them unwlingy e fw
Aes nt require yuo bring peopl to cout fr ach unwing wrong
aig, bt to ge ol ofthe pense, to isc them ad eet
them for cleat la beter, sal cease fo do wha am ding
‘ulin. Yo, however, have sed my compan and were ul
ing toisruct me but ou bring me hee, wher the aw teu one
tobring those wh sen ned of punishment nto nstion
Ando men of Aes, what ander ive: Mle has nese
‘been tal concerned wth thet ten. Nonetclestel uy Melt
‘how you ay hat eomptthe ong rites om your depen
that tis by aching them nto Belee in he gods in wom ey
telicves but in ober new spit things ets not wht you sy 1
‘each and oconupt them? ~ That tot crainly what oy
‘Then by thw ery gods about whom we te alg, Mee, ne
ths cleret to me atd to thse men T eno bese nhc you
apoLocy a
mean that Itech the belie that there ae some gd therefore
Tiel Beles that here ate gods and am not atogeter an thes
‘nor am Fully of that not, however, the gods in whom the cy
believes, bt other, and that thi the charge agaist me, tat they
ste others, Or wheter you mean that I da net Believe in gods at ll
Sd that thi what teach to others — Tiss what mean that you
‘do not ele in gods at al
You are sang fellow, Meletws. Why do you sy his? Do I not
belie, av ater men do, hat the sun andthe toon ate gud? — No,
by Zeus, geilemen ofthe jury for he sy ha he son sr atone, and
the moon eth
My dar Melts, do you think you are prosecuting Anaxagoras? Are
yout 40 conlemptuoss ofthese men and think them 40 ignorant of
Teter at not to know thatthe books of Anssagorss" of Claomense
ane fl ofthe theories, and fhe, that the young men lean from
‘me what they can uy fom time to time for + drach, at mst
the Bookshops and ridicule Socrates fhe pretends that thee theo
‘ate is own, expecially as they are so absurd? Is that, by Zeus, what you
think of me, Melets, that I do not believe that there are any gods?
That what ay, tht you donot belive in the gods aa.
You cannot be believed; Mele, even. I think, by yourself. The
‘man appa tome, men of Athens, highly insolent and uncontlled
He eemsto have made this depaton ovt of iselence, wolenee nd
soutful zeal. He slike one who composed a riddle and is tying it
‘ut “Will th wise Socrates realie that | am esting and contacting
te orshalll deceive himand ther” ink he contradicts imsel
in the afdait hesid: “Socrates gly of not elon sn pods
‘ut believing in gods” and surely ati the part of jester!
Examine with me, gentlemen, how he appear o conrad insel
and you, Meets, ansuer us. Remember, gentlemen, what I asked
you when I Began, nt to eves» deturbance HT proceed in my
‘oul manne.
‘Doct any man, Mele, belive in human activities who doesnot
believe im hurans? Make him answer and not agin and again create
11, Anatgaes of Casa, tom abut he bganing fhe 6h entry
1, came Athens young man abd spent hs ie the pus of
‘il pilowpby He clined hat he unten ns deed by Not Ming)
nd that mater war nds bt snap combing aos He
tet ters ae being preseted fr inp2 PLATO.
4 dturbnce. Diet any man who des not ee one line
‘a homerens activites? Orn Butplying ats ot in Bas
yen? No, ny good siz, no man col yu ae ol ling
{nec vl tellou and hee men, Answer fe wet quan Ro
«ver eta man beef api ates who de eee
in pitt — No oe
‘hack yon fo awesing reluctant when these getemen made
yoo. Now you uy Bat I Believe in spiel hing ed tee a
them, whether ne rl, bt t ary te spl hing acoding
hat you sy, and this you have mom ia our depaon Bat
Sele in spitting mt quite eit pts.
tha nots indeed all sume ht Yo agra 90 eo
over Do we not bebe spi tobe eer gator ie Sie of
Bed? Ves or not ~ Of cours
“Then since I do elie In prs, a you ait if int ae god
hiss what mean when ny ou speak nie andi eee
sate tat do not aie in got an hen gin ht | ice
‘ete in spit onthe other and tessa chien othe
fobs chien ofthe gos by nymph or ome let tie,
SS the asd obey what man wotld bev chien th pos
{i bt not gn That wold be jst abo elie yong
‘f hones and ses, namely mile, oe, bt a elt
fxence of hore and ace You most have made ts dposon
Melis te tte or becane yu were tas oad ony a
ongoing of which to aecte ie Thee Eo yin whih po
Could pene anyone of nen sal ineligence that ts foe or
Ste andthe sue man tobe inspite bu not as de
thing and then agin orth se anf bles nee na
va eo ns
lo think, men of bens, hat requ polanged dense
to pore tat aoa ply ofthe charges Mel Seen to
the suet On oes ha ou ht ht a rir
ite tht Tam very unppolr with many pope Th wl bs
{nding iam unde nt Ml er Abe ae oh
et of many people This has destoed many oes goed men snd
wil think contin do. There dager at tl op tne
rose mt ofr yo faa ae
loved the ind of cepa tat edo your Delgo ie
f death” Hower, [sould be ight to tepy ohne ora aoe,
Sif you think ht a an who any goed wall ould ae Re
Account the rk fie death he shuld lok to's ola he
APoLocy 8
tons, whether what he does ight wong. wheter he acting
Tita god or bad nan’ According your new te hee he
ied at Troy were nero people, expecially the son of Tet who at
‘> ontempus of danger ampared with Gage” When he was
age to kl Her, hs ges mother ware hn, 61 ble,
fame sch word a the "My ci, you svenge ic death fo
Comade Patol ad you bl Hee, you wil de youre our
deaths flow immediatly afer Hers" Hea hi he dered
death and danger and a much mor dt le 4 coat wh id
no svengehfends “Let me die at once” he sa, “when once
Ihave gen the ongoet hi deers ter tan remain here, 2
Jaughingtock by he cave ship, a burden vpn the eth” Do on
Ahink he gave taught death nd ange
“his nthe th fe mat, men of Abe: whee man has
toes poston tht he beet be best or as chased by is
Commander there he mt emuin and ie dang, wit 3
hough for Sat ot syhing i, ster than ge sould ave
beena deal waytobehae, men of Athen at Poids, Anphip:
IssandDelum, Thad at tek of dette soon ee, eared
a my post here those jou had lected to ommand had odeed
fd then when the gc ordered me, thought nd bed tone
{helical plilosopher, to exmine yslfandohen had sbandoned
‘ny post for fer of death or ating ee Tal woud have been 3
fea hing and then Tmight aye fly bon brag ee
{er mt believing tht thee at gods, dscbeying the ole feng
dcathan inking wane wen wast To er death gene,
‘sno ate thant think one wise when one ot to think one
know what one dosnt know. No oe knows wheter eth ay not
berth rates of al beings fora man, et men ert thy he
tht tthe greet of eke. And nur i the mos Blewoty
ignrane to believe that one Ioows what one doc ot know I
‘Perhapr on th point and in this trp geen, hat ie fom
the majnty of men andl weet lim hat am se tan syne
inanyhing woul bein ti haa Tha osdeite knowledge
cf things the under, 20 T not think {have do kn
ower ht tis wicked ad shame o do wong ody one's
Superior, beh god rman. shall never faa vod ings of which
1 ot kw, whee thy may ot be aed ther than hing at
12 The sane beeen Thi and chile or ted i 9»
” PLATO
nw be bd. Even you aegited me now al i ot elie
Ants, wo mid you totter Taholah been og
‘teint plac, rth now tam ere you cama ona eae
infor shod be ego, yore nl pce te tess
oF Socrates ad all be rough compe ious tein we
rez "Sucratc, we do otf Arg nove we sel so bat
Sri on condition tht oa sped no etme on ths estan
ind do ot pte phlnopy, and iryou are caught dang you
Wal sn pou were fo aot me oe em cal
$0 ou "Men of Neon, lsm gol andl an oor Bend. bat
wiley the god rater han your and lng a Tw es sad
dm able shal not ene to pct piso, w ecor youand
yal xy to paint ot anyone fou whom happen meet
‘Good Sc you ate am Ahenisn sven fhe pete wh te
reset retain fr bth wisdom ad pone te Youn seed
SF your eager opoes a ach wel epi and hen ot
fotil le oud not aero ge tought wom ah
the bes pombe tae of your su Then if one a ou dps
his ands des ne, hl a et i om one o ee
bot Fahl queion him, sarin ims and thm nd 1 do a
thik he ha tained the pode hat he yh ha hl repack
him bens he aches le mporance the we inp ang
an gear inpontanee nero ing sal wat ni ay tse
Uhappen o met yong andl elten and sage noo
the cers bea you re more ined fo me Be et ths
wha the gd orden met do, and tink thee bn geste Bening
fr they than my serie tthe god. Fr go and ding ang
bot persian bth jong anol song fou mt fo ere fr sour
Seay o our welh in preference ts song fhe st
posle sat for soy you, Wea dos net rng at
Erelnc, but excellence mer westh an even ee hed or
ten bth nda cae
‘Now if by saying this | compl the young, this atic must be
amb, but if arjone sy that | ge are abc, he tang
roses On this print wold oyou, meno “Whee
You eve Ano wheter osteo ma dow on te
Udetanding tht hr my cone of ston ene fam ee
i Aten i selene cool be tated: “Wealth dees nt bring
‘out excellence, but excellence bigs about west ad al her pble aod
phate eng fren”
arovocr %
dent ay ines” Do crn tbc, geen sie
Drm euch wa oat tat aye
cae arse ae ad Tom shat ye ns
Sesh il pn yo By nomen do he Bee
soo hes eae) Tahu a me me
Yoel Neer leer on ha ein a a he
thn enor perme ver as
‘eitmed ys ene cera emg leo sen
‘ datche ne wichbe nd mm chen koe pe a
tert no Tsk ke edn hal nach eer
Congrats edong ow steningtanes an cacy.
inden Anam fe naling’ de noo
meh mg ec ft no pe os en
rons mateing he go i you by corn
Srfpokln ya lay ane Tah
whist bh adouph eens hing a
thon gel and tbl on hh somes dog once
Finan snd acd tenieelap brates Fd
some sc fiona lee plas pled ee oy
{Meese rue nd eo a ee nd
tcp aval lng anderep ser dmc.
"athe such man vl not cutycome ang pene,
anf here neyo lope me Yu pens ame
eth te as people are whan they are sound rim a doe, and atthe
Sot me famed by Roce i en then
sou ol secpon bee your dane fe odin
io et upc shea ae ind of on
iin pt oy ou mah en ae et a
{sec human ater me ne nesicted lly nn af
Indiskne lteter oom Jee we
acne th or aprncng ch oe ogo eer
Sorel ben emi on caer os Now pot
fin hsp capig he hr ny ace, te wu one ee
‘intro can yomches tt al fe sheen ae
Sonn arse feet ber si nh pe bg
End aioe tt Une ever eee or ed
fon tami er hn hne Sos a Fgh
tetany poy
myn ngewe go around ad iets aie
ry dimer np |S et et go te
milan ee sie ty. Yuh ead ne pe ee36 PLATO.
fo thisin many places. havea vine ospintul sign which Melts
thas eiiculed in his deposton. This Began when twas chi tba
‘wice, and whenever itself tums ne sexy fom something | 2m
Bout to do, but never encourages metodo anything Th wha
kas prevented me fom aking pat in pubic fain, an thik as
quite ight prevent e- Be sure, men of hes that 1 had long
2goattermped toate part in pli iho have ed log ag, sd
benefited neither you nor mye Do ot be ang with nee poking
the tut; no-man wil snive who genuinely opposes youet ay
cher ow and prevent the acsirence of many ents eg
appening inthe ey. Aman whorl fight or astice mat end
"te hte i ie fe ne en et tne
shal give you reat proof ths, a words bt wha you eer,
eds, Len to wat happened to eth ou may kno that
‘ot ilo any man conay to what ig fr aro dea en
[FT Should dem once fo ot ing The things sal tl yo ste
omnmonplace and snack ofthe lant, but they re eT hate
never ha any ote ofc inthe cy bu ened aa member of he
‘Coane and ou tbe Antioch war peiding st he time when Jou
ad ah etc oh ad ied op ye
Sorvivs of he naval bate" This wa legal myo all eognaed
intr Twat he on member ofthe peng smite pre
your doing something contny othe ws andl eed ast The
Grats wet realy to rset mean te me say an your sho
‘ere aging ther on but I hough I should um any ek on these
‘law adic ter than in you fr fen of pio death hen
Jou were engaged in a ut couse
“This happened when the ely wa ll» dmocncy, When the
cligarchy wat exabled, he Thity summoned mete the Hall slong
14 This was the bate of Aine (au of Leno) in 405 ne, the
‘benny ofthe wa Avent soon peed te Athen gers
‘om ecg ter cro ot ths hey ner ed in Ah sa sence
{2 dah by the asenly. Thy were ed in body and i thse hich
Scr abjeced in the Coons presiding commie which peated he
busine fhe awembly. He btnatey peed ht opention oh hich
be tod lane, an wa vee by he joy. Sx ger wh wae in
‘Alhens were xed
15, This the han lg ht asset up ae eS deft of Athens
‘by Spann te Feloponesan War in 408 and at raed Athens forse
ine mow a 44 ele th deocay wa esd
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with four thes, and ordered ust bring Leon fm Salami, that he
Ing be ected. They gave many such order to many pope 0
irdeto impiate2y many as pou nthe Then | showed
ein, non word ut chon tha ft were not aber aga to
‘37, death something cold ct le about, t that my whole
Sncesn ato do snting unt or mpi Tht goverment
evel wit way, did ot igen me tos wonging When we
TE Hal the ote for went Slama og Lean, bt
Tent home might have Been put death fo his ad no the
fevernment fle shorty sensor. There te many who wl wines
fotos vet
Da you thin woud base nivel thee yea wer engaged
in pie afl ane acing god man mua came fo the eof
Fie and comidered hs the mom mp thing? Fat fom i en
Uther would any ter nan. Togo my many plc
Sct {ay have engaged nm he sane men an private
ie Thave never ome fo an arecment wh anyone tact nt,
either hanya ce nor ian one ofthe who ey ander
‘Svar pop Ine never bee anyone's teacher anyone yu
ted, due fost ome nen ta iain desing wh
Shen concerns have never egadged this syone, But oot
ome oben I ecche 2 fe and wot when Ido not Tam equal
{end to question the neh andthe poor anyone wn oar
try enti and liten to what lay. And Tanne ly be ed
TCopnsble rte good or bud inc ofthese people, a never
romeo teach im anything and ave not Gone anyone sp,
{Rntchasennedanthing om northat he hetdanthing pate
Matte the did thet red tha et linge ah
“Why then do sme people enjoy spending onside mein my
company? You have heard why, men of Men ave fd you the
Stole tath They eney eag hse being qutoned who tik
thoy are we, bl are not And thi not ungeset To do hs has
yen enjoined pom me by he god y teas forces nd
Same, adn every erway that a dne maneation has ever
Sereda nant do anything, This, gnemen, and an esl
fe esublaed. ees hove
iFearpt ome young nen and hive compte ter hen rely
some cf then abo hive pow let and eee that gue hem bad
thie when they mete Joung shuld now themashes come wp ere
to aceoe me and avenge hema. they were wowing do 50
theme then some of Het Hide, ti ter ot brother or%
ra PLATO.
other relations should real it now if hee fly had been harmed
‘by me, Tee many ofthese present hee, fist Cri, my contemporry
and fellow demesman, the father of Crtabulus heey next Lyanis of
Sphetus, the ther of Aeschines here; ao Aatihon the Cephisian,
{he father of Epigenes; and others whave Brothers spent then tme tn
this way, Notas, the son of Theozotides, brother of Theodotun,
snd Theodtus has died so he could na inflsence bin; Pras hee,
soa of Demodocus, whose brates war Theagesthere is Adelanto
son of Aviston, brother of Plato here; Aantodorus, brother of Apa
ora here
could mention many others, some one of whom sutly Meleus
should have brought in a witmes in his own speech, I he forgl to
4o 2, then let hm doit now T wil il ine fhe as anything of
the kind to sy, You will ind quite the contrary, genilemnen, These
‘men areal ready to come tothe help ofthe corpo, the man who
has harmed thei kinded, a Meletr and Anus) Now thon who
ete corrupted might wel hae reason help me, bu the uncon,
their Kindred who ate older men, have no reason to help me exept
the ight and proper one, that they ow that Mle sing and that
Ta teling the tat,
‘Very wel, genlemen. Ths, nd maybe other sii things is what
have to ny my defense. Perhaprone of you might be angry a he
reels that when he himself tod tral on ales dangetou eae, he
‘begged and implored the junymen wth many tear tht he bought
his children and many of his fends and fail into cout to arouse
4 much pity as he could, but that I'do nane ofthese things even
though I may seem tobe running the ultimate isk. Thinking of this
‘ne might feel resenfl towards me and, angry aboot thi cat his vote
in anges. IF there is such a one among youl donot deem there
but s'there tI think it would be righ to sy in rep My god si
"to have a household an, in Homes phrte, | am not bon fom
‘oak or rack” but fom men, 50 that T haves family, indeed thee son,
‘men of Athens, of whom one isan adolescent wile ho ae chien
Nevertheless, will not beg you to acquit me by bringing them here
Why do do none of these ting? Not through arrogance: gentlemen,
not through lack of respect fo ou. Whether In brave nthe face of
eat i another mater, but wth reg to my reputation and youre
and that ofthe whole city, it doesnot seem right to me to do these
‘hing, especialy 2 my age and with my epustion, Fort generally
believed wheter it be re or fils, that in cei respects Socrates
aroLocy cy
supesior to the majority ofmen, Now iftho of you who ae considered
‘upetiog, be itn wisdom ot courage or whatever oer vic makes
them so, ate seen behaving like that would be a digace Yet have
sften seen them do ths so of thing when standing tien who are
thought tobe somebody, doing amazing things af they thought ta
tele thing to die, and asf they were to be immatl you gi not
execute them think these men bring shame upon the cts that
stange, oo, would assume tal thoe who ae autstanding invite
‘mong the Athenians, whom they thenches select fom themes
to fil ofces of ste and recete other honor, are in no way beter
than wore. You should ot et ie that men of Aliens those of ou
who have any reputation atl and if we do, you should nt lla
You shoud make it very lar that you wil mre realy coaviet aman
ssho performs these pifl dramatic in cout sd so makes the ely @
Taughingtck han man who keeps quiet
‘Quite apart fom the question of repuition, genlemen, do not
think eight supplieate the jury and to be aged beease of hi,
but to teach and persuade them. I not the purpose of = jyenan’s
fice to give justice a for fo whoever sets Bod to him, bt
judge according tol, and this he har vor todo. We should not
‘ct you to prjreyousles, nor sald yo make a habit of
‘Tha is sreveret conduct fr eter of us.
Do not dem tight forme, men of Athens, that should act owade
you ina way that do nt consider to be god or jut ox ios, expecta,
by Zeus as Lam being prorecuted by Meets here fr imp lay,
if coninced you by my supplication todo violence to your oath of
fice, I would be teaching you not o believe fat there tego, and
ny defene would conviet me of at believing in the. This fr om
being the ease, gentlemen, for I'do elev in them as none of ry
accsers do. Tate itt you and the god o judge mei the wy that
Wil be best for me and or you,
the ary mnie it vert fui nd Masaki the
enly ath
‘There ae many other ressons fr my not being angry with you for
convicting me, men of thes, and what happened wa nat unexpected
Tam much more supraed st fhe numberof vote cit om ech side
foe didnot think the decision would be bys few oes but by great
‘many. AS itis, switch of en thiy votes would have scquted me
"think mel tht have been elested of Meletar charge, and not0 PLATO.
nly this but clear tal that, Antus and Lyeon had not joined
Fim in accusing me, he would have been fined a thousand drachnas
ox not receiving ith ofthe votes
He azeer the pealy at death, So be t, What counter assesment
should propose to yeu, men of Athens? Clearly it should bea pena
[ deserve, and what do I deserve to sulle o to py becatse | have