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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
It would. See 35d
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
He thinks that not bringing them in might anger the jury. See 34c.
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
See 35a.
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
See 35d.
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Socrates will not bring his family in to plead for him because
{ 1 } - to persuade the jury to go against its oath would not be teaching atheism.
{ 2 } - he does not want to anger the jury.
{ 3 } - the jury did not take an oath to judge according to the law.
{ 4 } - he does not want to assert his superiority to the Athenians.
{ 5 } - even though to do so would be shameful, he doesn't care about his reputation.
{ 6 } - such a defence against atheism would ironically convict Socrates of atheism.
{ 7 } - it is the jury's job to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good.
See 35c.
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