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L’apologie de Socrate

par Platon (427-348 BC), traduit par Victor Cousin (1792-1867)

« Je ne sais, Athéniens, quelle impression mes accusateurs ont faite sur vous. Pour moi, en les entendant, peu s’en est fallu que je ne me méconnusse moi-même, tant ils ont parlé d’une manière persuasive ; et cependant, à parler franchement, […] ils n’ont pas dit un mot qui soit véritable ; et de ma bouche vous entendrez la vérité toute entière, … »
(de « L’apologie de Socrate »)

How you have felt, O men of Athens, at hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was - such was the effect of them; and yet […] they have hardly uttered a word, or not more than a word, of truth; but you shall hear from me the whole truth…
(from “Socrates’ Defense” on Wikipedia)

An English version is available: The Apology of Socrates.
A German version is available: Des Sokrates Verteidigung.