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Crito's Apology

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I surprised me when Crito came to Socrates with the notion of escaping. Crito was mentioned in the Apology for a brief line in the long work, however I did not except him to be such an avid supporter of Socrates. Also how adamantly Crito spoke to Socrates about the idea of escaping, and presented it as an easy decision for Socrates to make by saying things along the lines of “Fear not. There are persons who at no great cost are willing to save you and bring you out of prison” and “do not on that account hesitate about making your escape”. It surprised me that Socrates takes a steps back and says lets think this through by saying “Dear Crito, your zeal is invaluable, if a right one; but if wrong, the greater the zeal the greater the evil; and
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