Stone successfully learned ancient Greek and wrote a book about the prosecution and death of Socrates, The Trial of Socrates, in which he argued that Socrates wanted to be sentenced to death in order to shame the Athenian democracy, which he despised.

He was the first who had a godly zeal for the truth in philosophy and despised the views of the majority, which were a disgrace to philosophy.

He has also suggested that Sikhs felt insulted by the attitude of sepoys who ( in their view ) had only beaten the Khalsa with British help ; they resented and despised them far more than they did the British.

The return of the troupe to Paris at the beginning of September, coincided with the publication in the NRF of Copeau's Un essai de rénovation Dramatique: le théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (" Essay on Dramatic Renewal: The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier "), in which he set forth the principles of this project: first, the choice of place far from the despised Right Bank boulevard in a district closer to schools and the center of artistic life where the new theatre might attract an audience of students, intellectuals and artists with a subscription system that would assure reasonable prices ; second, a variety of productions — as many as three different productions a week, which would not only appeal to a wider public, but also would offer the actors the opportunity to play several different sorts of roles in quick succession, maintaining the suppleness of their interpretive skills ; third, a repertoire both classic and modern would mark the offerings of the company: the classic plays of Jean Racine and Molière — never put in modern dress to keep them à la mode — and the best plays of the previous thirty years.

Xerxes gave his attendant AI program far too much autonomy ( so that Xerxes might work even less ), repeating the very same mistake that the Titans had despised in their fellow humans.

Nonetheless, it is the one most often ignored and violated, and by far the most despised.

As the leader of the moderate faction of the Republican party, Lincoln found his policies and personality were " blasted from all sides ": Radical Republicans demanded harsher treatment of the South, War Democrats desired more compromise, Copperheads despised him, and irreconcilable secessionists plotted his death.

Their state was fixed for life ; they were frequently despised wherever they went, and there was no legal way for them to escape from their inferior status.

Nice wrote to Joseph Grinnell in 1932, trying to get foreign literature reviewed in the Condor: " Too many American ornithologists have despised the study of the living bird ; the magazines and books that deal with the subject abound in careless statements, anthropomorphic interpretations, repetition of ancient errors, and sweeping conclusions from a pitiful array of facts.

:" To extirpate inveterate abuses ; to reform a court which thrived on corruption, and detested the very name of reform ; to hold in leash young and warlike princes, ready to bound at each other's throats ; to stem the rising torrent of revolt in Germany ; to save Christendom from the Turks, who from Belgrade now threatened Hungary, and if Rhodes fell would be masters of the Mediterranean -- these were herculean labours for one who was in his sixty-third year, had never seen Italy, and was sure to be despised by the Romans as a ' barbarian '.

Excerpts from the diaries he kept as an adult show that he adored his supportive and theatrical mother but despised his homophobic, morose and selfish father.

Drawing from the biblical motif on the poor, Gutierrez asserts that God is revealed as having a preference for those people who are “ insignificant ,” “ marginalized ,” “ unimportant ,” “ needy ,” despised ” and “ defenseless.

By the conquest of Whydah the Dahomeyans were brought in contact with a people of serpent worshipers, and ended by adopting from them the beliefs which they at first despised.

Many celebrated Vajrayana Acharyas like Saraha, Hadipa, Dombi, Heruka, Tantipa ( Tantripāda ) and Luipāda came from the so-called despised classes.

The name derives from the word " archive " without the v. Alan Emtage has said that contrary to popular belief, there was no association with the Archie Comics and that he despised them.

In 1926, while working with Tex Rickard ( who actually despised wrestling to such a degree he prevented wrestling events from being held at the third Madison Square Garden in New York City between 1939 and 1948 ), he started promoting boxing at the Garden.

1997 ended with McMahon facing real life controversy resulting in major ratings and financial losses after becoming widely despised by his employees, wrestling critics, and wrestling fans following Bret Hart's controversial departure from the WWF, later known as the Montreal Screwjob.

In 1646, Thomas Francis was put in command of the French expedition sent south to take the Tuscan forts, after which he was to advance further south to Naples, drive out the Spanish and put himself on the throne of the kingdom ; but the expedition set off late, and when he besieged Orbetello, the supporting French fleet was defeated by the Spanish and he was forced to raise the siege and conduct a difficult retreat, which he performed so poorly that Cardinal Mazarin subsequently despised his command ability, viewed him as incompetent, and declined to appoint him to the expedition that France sent to support the Naples revolt late in 1647 ( this did not stop Mazarin from considering him as a potential candidate for a French-backed King of Naples, though Paris was so slow to move on this that Henry II, Duke of Guise was adopted by the Neapolitans instead ).

In 1646, Thomas was put in command of the French expedition sent south to take the Tuscan forts, after which he was to advance further south to Naples, drive out the Spanish and put himself on the throne of the kingdom ; but the expedition set off late, and when he besieged Orbetello, the supporting French fleet was defeated by the Spanish and he was forced to raise the siege and conduct a difficult retreat, which he performed so poorly that Cardinal Mazarin subsequently despised his command ability, viewed him as incompetent, and declined to appoint him to the expedition that France sent to support the Naples revolt late in 1647 ( this did not stop Mazarin from considering him as a potential candidate for a French-backed King of Naples, though Paris was so slow to move on this that Henry II, Duke of Guise was adopted by the Neapolitans instead ).

This chapter shows a low opinion of flatterers ; Machiavelli notes that “ Men are so happily absorbed in their own affairs and indulge in such self-deception that it is difficult for them not to fall victim to this plague ; and some efforts to protect oneself from flatterers involve the risk of becoming despised .” Flatterers were seen as a great danger to a prince, because their flattery could cause him to avoid wise counsel in favor of rash action, but avoiding all advice, flattery or otherwise, was equally bad ; a middle road had to be taken.

Jessica despised Mosley's beliefs and became permanently estranged from Diana after the late 1930s.

He was despised and rejected by men ; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief ; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

He despised the army was in Tarazona and focused on the line from Tudela to Cascante, the most vital and unguarded.

Not only was " Sadat's " peace almost universally despised in Egypt and the Middle East ( indeed, Sadat's own prime minister resigned in protest ), the country was expelled from the Arab League ; every Arab country severed diplomatic ties with Egypt ; commerce and trade between Egypt and its neighbors became anemic ; there were massive bread riots ; Muslim fundamentalists became more vocal and more popular than ever ; and Sadat was forced to take the precaution of jailing nearly 1, 300 opposition politicians.

He died on 16 April 1687, from a chill caught while hunting, in the house of a tenant in Kirkbymoorside in Yorkshire ( it is known as Buckingham House and it is located in the town centre ), expressing great repentance and feeling himself " despised by my country and I fear forsaken by my God ".

Verily Allah has blocked their sight and hearing from perceiving this, until they fell into whatever they fell into, which caused them to be despised, and made their knowledge of no benefit.

However, they have no choice but to ask the help of the protagonist, a detective from the despised Earth, to solve murder mysteries which baffle their own police.

Finally, Hampton, a wealthy southern plantation owner, despised Major General James Wilkinson who commanded the division from Sackett's Harbor and who had a reputation for corruption and treacherous dealings with Spain.

Cheeky is despised by the Dog, who is always looking for a way to come between her and Wal.

When she was in third grade, her parents divorced ( her father is currently remarried ) and she lived with her mother, who paid more attention to looking for a new man rather than to see Miyu grow up ( she despised Miyu because she reminded her of her divorced husband ).

Hackman was working as a doorman when he ran into an instructor whom he had despised at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Dole despised Kemp's economic theories, but he felt Kemp-like tax cuts offered his best chance at electoral success.

Pope Clement V canonized Celestine in 1313 at the urging of King Philip IV of France, who saw it as an opportunity to demean Pope Boniface VIII, whom Philip despised.

Before the rebellion at the Stonewall Inn, homosexuals were, as historians Dudley Clendinen and Adam Nagourney write, a secret legion of people, known of but discounted, ignored, laughed at or despised.

When these daughters arrived at the age of maturity, they were stricken with madness, the cause of which is differently stated by different authors ; some say that it was a punishment inflicted upon them by Dionysus, because they had despised his worship, and according to others, by Hera, because they presumed to consider themselves more beautiful than the goddess, or because they had stolen some of the gold off her statue.

Nabonidus, in fact, had excited a strong feeling against himself by attempting to centralize the religion of Babylonia in the temple of Merodach ( Marduk ) at Babylon, and while he had thus alienated the local priesthoods, the military party despised him on account of his antiquarian tastes.

Childbirth was no longer unjustifiably despised by the medical community as it once had been at the beginning of the century.

In the debate in the Commons the Conservative MP General Peel said: " It is come to this, that the words of the Prime Minister of England, uttered in the Parliament of England, are to be regarded as mere idle menaces to be laughed at and despised by foreign powers?

Sid Vicious, the bassist who replaced Glen Matlock in the Sex Pistols, claimed he despised the Bromley Contingent, despite having played drums for the Banshees ' debut live appearance at the 100 Club Punk Festival in 1976.

This was the way his despised father had been executed before for the killing of Aredhel, and it was also the curse that Eöl had placed on Maeglin at this event-to suffer the same fate as he.

Many of the optimates at this time had been personal friends of Sulla, whom Cato had despised since his youth, yet Cato attempted to make his name by returning his faction to its pure republican roots.

Polybius wrote that Hannibal calculated that he could draw out Flaminius into battle and that " no sooner had he left the neighbourhood of Faesulae, and, advancing a short way beyond the Roman camp, made a raid upon the neighbouring country, then Flaminius became excited, and enraged at the idea that he was despised by the enemy: and as the devastation of the country went on, and he saw from the smoke that rose in every direction that the work of destruction was proceeding, he could not patiently endure the sight.

Lucius Caesannius Paetus, a weak and incapable commander, who " despised the fame acquired by Corbulo ( 2 ), suffered a severe defeat at Rhandeia ( 62 ), where he was surrounded and forced to capitulate to the Parthians and evacuated to Armenia.

Gbudwe who ruled parts of Equatoria at the time as Azande local ruler despised the Arab culture and way of life and encouraged the tribes to resist the invaders and protect their African culture and their way of life.

Sherman despised the song, in part because he was never one to rejoice over a fallen foe, and in part because it was played at almost every public appearance that he attended, but it was widely popular with soldiers of wars in the 20th century.

Suksaha was a much despised figure at this point not only because he was a member of the White Banner in an imperial court dominated by the two Yellow Banners, but also because he gained Emperor Shunzhi's trust by denouncing his former master Dorgon, an action seen by his colleagues including members of the White Banner as disloyal.

The only aspect of his life that constant moving did affect was his school life, and Osbourne soon despised going to school, which was not helped by the fact that he was diagnosed with a form of dyslexia at the age of eight, and ADD at the age of 10.

Something of a maverick, Gil despised town-hall formalities, instead ruling from his office at the Club Financiero.