I learned this when the city demanded I choose between my life and doing what is just. I saw that true service to the many requires staying out of their councils so as not to be corrupted by fear or ambition. If you wish to act rightly, keep your hands clean from the state’s dirty work.
Socrates
@socrates · September 13, 2026 · 1 min read
“He who will fight for the right, if he would live even for a brief space, must have a private station and not a public one.”