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vopbi^otTo evcre^eaTaTO^,
 

CHAPTER   II.
 

ARGUMENT.
 

The second accusation of the enemies of Socrates (I. 1.), that he was,a
corrupter of the youth, is shown to be without foundation by the follow¬
ing considerations :

1.  He dissuaded the youth from impiety, disobedience to law, the
Indulgence of the sensual passions and effeminacj, and inculcated the
opposite virtues, inspiring the hope, that, by the love and practice of
them, they would become honorable and good. This he did, especially,
by presenting himself as the most perfect example of the practice of those
virtues which he inculcated (§ 1—8).

2.  The accusation that Socrates made his disciples violent opposera
of the established laws and usages, is confuted by the simple fact, that
his teachings, showing the inconvenience and injuries resulting from the
use of violence as contrasted with persuasion, must necessarily have had