I.F. Stone argues in The Trial of Socrates that the Athenians were justified in putting Socrates to death because Socrates was a subversive political threat to Athenian democracy, not merely a noble martyr for free speech
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“if Stone argues that Socrates was not just a noble martyr for Free Speech but also a subversive figure whose actions and teachings threatened Athenian democracy”
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