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I would by no means take in vain. Come, if you can, tell me who the man is.Alcibiades
But what if I cannot? Do you think I could not know about what is just and unjust in any other way?Socrates
Yes, you might, supposing you discovered it.Alcibiades
But do you not think I might discover it?Socrates
Yes, quite so, if you inquired.Alcibiades
And do you not think I might inquire?Socrates
I do, if you thought you did not know.Alcibiades
And was there not a time when I held that view?Socrates
Well spoken. Then can you tell me at what time it was
But what if I cannot? Do you think I could not know about what is just and unjust in any other way?Socrates
Yes, you might, supposing you discovered it.Alcibiades
But do you not think I might discover it?Socrates
Yes, quite so, if you inquired.Alcibiades
And do you not think I might inquire?Socrates
I do, if you thought you did not know.Alcibiades
And was there not a time when I held that view?Socrates
Well spoken. Then can you tell me at what time it was