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Socrates
And most of all, the greatest goods, and of such things you would least allow yourself to be deprived?Alcibiades
To be sure.Socrates
Then what do you say of courage? At what price would you allow yourself to be deprived of it?Alcibiades
I would give up life itself if I had to be a coward.Socrates
Then you regard cowardice as the uttermost evil.Alcibiades
I do.Socrates
On a par with death, it seems.Alcibiades
Yes.Socrates
And life and courage are the extreme opposites of death and cowardice?Alcibiades
Yes.
And most of all, the greatest goods, and of such things you would least allow yourself to be deprived?Alcibiades
To be sure.Socrates
Then what do you say of courage? At what price would you allow yourself to be deprived of it?Alcibiades
I would give up life itself if I had to be a coward.Socrates
Then you regard cowardice as the uttermost evil.Alcibiades
I do.Socrates
On a par with death, it seems.Alcibiades
Yes.Socrates
And life and courage are the extreme opposites of death and cowardice?Alcibiades
Yes.