Derek Jacobi reads Socrates' speech I Go To Die. As the political landscape of his country changed amid a failing economy, Socrates spoke the truth - the cost of doing so was death.
Chapters:
00:22 - Patience
00:51 - Unrighteousness
02:49 - Killing to Escape
04:20 - Death is a Good
05:34 - If to Die is to Sleep
06:26 - If to Die is to Journey
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