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σὺ δὲ τότε μὲν ἐκαλλωπίζου ὡς οὐκ ἀγανακτῶν εἰ δέοι τεθνάναι σε, ἀλλὰ ᾑροῦ, ὡς ἔφησθα, πρὸ τῆς φυγῆς θάνατον· |
But you then put on airs and said you were not disturbed if you must die, and you preferred, as you said, death to exile. |
Plato Crito 52c |
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