... he had no interest to engage in politics, because a certain divine sign told him that he was to encourage a just and noble lifestyle within the young men of Athens. He did this by engaging in casual conversations with whomever he happened to meet on the streets. When Socrates told the court ... that if set free, he would not stop this practice, claiming that he must follow the voice of his god over the dictates of the state ... student and follower of Socrates, another great philosopher. Socrates was the first of the three great teachers of ancient Greece. The other two were Plato and Ar...

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