1. Justice and politics:an ongoing tension
David Thoreau would unarguably agree with Plato's quote. ... Now does that not sound similar to the quote taken from The Apology? ... Socrates harshly critiques and angers his fellow politicians, by telling them that unlike the other members of the council, he made a decision that was just and legal. This quote proves to the readers that many politicians make illegal and unjust decisions on their own. ... The answer is mentioned in this quote: "If the tax-gatherer, or any other public officer, asks me, as one has done, "But what shall I do?" ...
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