As Socrates states, "Would that the majority could inflict the greatest evils, for they would then be capable of the greatest good, and that would be fine, but now they cannot do either. ... Grube), "Would that the majority could inflict the greatest evils, for they would then be capable of the greatest good, and that would be fine, but now they cannot do either. ... Ultimately, Socrates is more preoccupied with addressing societal problems stemming from widespread indoctrination by religion rather than acts of piousness directed at particular deities. ... Thoreau's affirmation of the...

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