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Musonius Rufus, "The Roman Socrates," was an outspoken critic of the emperors and was exiled twice, but each time he was recalled. Notably, though he was a thorn in their side, no emperor killed Musonius. Were the emperors worried about repeating the bad PR that Socrates's death brought about?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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