The slander was justified, in my opinion. Critias was not merely 'among' the Thirty, he led them. And Socrates was not exactly a democrat anyway. In any case t

The slander was justified, in my opinion. Critias was not merely 'among' the Thirty, he led them. And Socrates was not exactly a democrat anyway. In any case the point is: no hyperintelligent monarch is going to appear to introduce a reign of reason that will save us all.