Socrates: Unfortunately, there is no right way to right the wrongs of the past. Innocent people keep getting caught in the crossfire, and always will. Making lasting peace without further dispute is the least-bad alternative.

Socrates: Because your views are strong, the issue is complex, and your evidence weak. And holding strong views on complex issues with weak evidence is blameworthy.

Elektra: [sarcastic] A noble ideal, which ensures that you’ll stand on the sidelines of history forever.

Socrates: [calmly] Is it not better to stand on the sidelines than be an active villain?

We all have to make decisions in the face of imperfect information.

Ignore the front that people display, the myth that surrounds them, and instead plumb their depths for signs of their character. This can be seen in the patterns they reveal from their past, the quality of their decisions, how they delegate authority and work with others, and countless other signs.

what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation