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Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. jesus dies in pain, dishonor, mockery, the object of universal cursing - the most horrible death that one could fear. at the receipt of the cup of poison, socrates blesses him who could not give it to him without tears; jesus, while suffering the sharpest pains, prays for his most bitter enemies. if socrates lived and died like a philosopher, jesus lived and died like a god.
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Socrates Dies With Honor, Surrounded By His

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. jesus dies in pain, dishonor, mockery, the object of universal cursing - the most horrible death that one could fear. at the receipt of the cup of poison, socrates blesses him who could not give it to him without tears; jesus, while suffering the sharpest pains, prays for his most bitter enemies. if socrates lived and died like a philosopher, jesus lived and died like a god.
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