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"Once in a great while a book has me murmuring in excitement as I read it. The Trial of Socrates is that book. It is an intellectual thriller, bringing the characters and the community of ancient Athens to life as it cuts through mystery and paradox. And shining through it is the passion of IF Stone for learning, justice and freedom." - Anthony Lewis of the New York Times

"The Trial of Socrates is a lovely work, which not only endorses the Athenian ideals but exemplifies them. Stone's confident use of the sources, his moral certainty, and his stalwart faith in the decency of a free populace serve him well as he seeks to grab the philosopher by the ankles and drag him down to earth, where life and treachery and politics are all playing for keeps." - The Village Voice

"A challenging investigative probe of the evidence." - The Atlantic

"The Trial of Socrates is a fascinating examination of ancient Athens and the society where so many of our ideas of democratic government and free speech were born." - Los Angeles Times Book Review

Taken from the back cover.