There was a man that had nothing to offer people but his wisdom. This man got great pride out of teaching others what he knew. This man that many people of his time despised so much for his beliefs, that they wanted him gone from their community for good. This man was Socrates. Were the men of this community afraid of change? Where all the poets, politicians, artisans, and judges scared that Socrates’ way of …showed first 75 words of 1214 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1214 total…with that kind of wisdom would be great. For Socrates it was a hard life. You always had to be on your guard. Always looking behind your shoulder. People probably looked at Socrates like he was a crazy old man. They probably told themselves that a man that would go around looking as he did didn’t know a thing, and that if anybody believed him they were even a greater fool than he was.