Socrates died with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words-the easiest death one could wish to die. Jesus dies in pain, dishonor, mockery, the object of universal cursing-the most horrible death that one could fear. At the receipt of the cup of poison, Socrates blesses him who could not give it to him without tears; Jesus, while suffering the sharpest pain, prays for his most bitter enemies. If Socrates lived and died like a philosopher, Jesus lived and died like a god. Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778, Promoter of the bloody French Revolution.
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