“Many of the older Sophists were selected as "ambassadors" of their cities, certainly no office of disrespect. The name Sophist was even applied without disparagement to Socrates and Plato themselves.”

Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), Ch. 29

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