One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
Father of Western philosophy
As recounted by Diogenes Laërtius, similar to Plato's Apology
c. 3rd Century CE (quoting older sources)
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"And so tyranny naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme form of liberty."
Controversial"I do not think that I am a bad man, but I do think that I am a bad orator."
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Shocking"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."
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