A certain Apollodorus was there, a great desirer of Socrates but otherwise a dope, and he said, “But this, Socrates, is the hardest thing of all for me to bear – that I have to see you unjustly put to death.” But Socrates is reported to have said, stroking Apollodorus’ hair, “My dear Apollodorus, would you have preferred to see me put to death justly rather than unjustly?” And he laughed.