"All I know is that I know nothing" - Socrates
It is a little known fact that Socrates was an enormous man and phenomenally ugly. In addition he was a hero of the battle of Marathon. He was one of the men who lead the troops in the spontaneous charge of troops that not only routed the superior force of the Persian Army, but also changed military strategy AND changed the course of history.
Most of the rest of the life of Socrates is common knowledge as it was documented for all time by the author Plato. Curiously Socrates was illiterate, and had a spirit voice that talked to him. He advocated against reading and writing as he thought it would make the mind grow weak. He was acknowledged by the Oracle at Delphi, and popular acclaim, as being the most intelligent man of his era.
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William Schaeffer
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