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FIRST OF ALL THIS QUESTION DEALS WITH SOCRATES--HIS LIFE SPAN WAS 463-399 B.C.E.--WHAT DOES THE E.STAND FOR? COULD YOU DIRECT ME TO A SITE THAT COULD SHOW ALL OF THE TEXT THAT THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND FROM? "YOUNG PEOPLE 'LOVE LUXURY, HATE AUTHORITY.. ARE BORED AND ILL MANNERED AND LACK RESPECT FOR ADULTS' THANKS SO MUCH
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June 4, 2006

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Richard Heck
June 6, 2006 (changed June 6, 2006) Permalink

"B.C.E." stands for: Before the Common Era, though it can also be taken to mean: Before the Christian Era. See the Wikipedia article for more information. I don't know a source for the quotation you mention.

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Nicholas D. Smith
August 28, 2007 (changed August 28, 2007) Permalink

Have a look at:

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=398104

The attribution to Socrates is spurious.

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