Socrates sits in Athen's marketplace, teaching philosophy.
A man rushes by, followed by another man shouting:
"Stop him, he is a murderer!"
Socrates does not bother to move.

The first man can escape, and the second man accuses Socrates:
"Why did you not stop him, he is a murderer!"

Socrates answers:
"What is a murderer?"

"A murderer is a man who kills."
"You mean, a butcher?"

"No, a murderer is a man who kills other men."
"You mean, a soldier?"

"No, a murderer is a man who kills other men in the time of peace."
"You mean, an executioner?"

"No, a murderer is a man who kills other men in the time of peace,
coming into their own houses to do so."
"Now I know what you mean: a doctor!"

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