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10/19/2010 The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Socrates…
that brought Socrates to the hemlock. Rather than follow the example of his accusers, we should perhaps honour Socrates' exhortation to “know ourselves”, to
be individually honest, to do what we, not the next man, knows to be right. Not to hide behind the hatred of a herd, the roar of the crowd, but to aim, hard as it
might be, towards the “good” life. — © Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2010
Keywords: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, The Source, Athenian agora, Western philosophy
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