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In this quote, Socrates makes the point that public condemnation and execution aren’t the worst things that could happen to him. Up till now, Callicles has contended that the politician’s highest goal should be to prolong his life by securing the most power. This is done by ingratiating oneself with the powerful and endearing oneself to the public through flattering oratory. Callicles holds that anyone who fails to do this and faces public condemnation is in a shameful position.
Paradoxically, Socrates argues that being put to death under such circumstances (suffering injustice) would be worse than avoiding it through an…