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They can kill me. They can't harm me.

Socrates, Plato, Apology 30c (via Epictetus, Enchiridion 53)

The source

"They can kill me. They can't harm me." Socrates said it in Plato, Apology 30c (via Epictetus, Enchiridion 53). Translated by Benjamin Jowett, 1892.

"Anytus and Melitus are able indeed to kill me, but they cannot harm me"

Benjamin Jowett, 1892, Plato, Apology 30c (via Epictetus, Enchiridion 53). Socrates as quoted by Epictetus.

Who said it

Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). The Athenian who wrote nothing and questioned everyone. We know him through Plato.

Questions

Who said "They can kill me. They can't harm me."?
Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). Source: Plato, Apology 30c (via Epictetus, Enchiridion 53).
What is the original wording?
Anytus and Melitus are able indeed to kill me, but they cannot harm me (Benjamin Jowett, 1892). Translated by Benjamin Jowett, 1892.

Filed under Grit.

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