EXAMINER: You make a plausible case for The Republic’s decision to prosecute Adam publicly, but their obviously inept tactics at the trial are still considered a puzzle. How did it all go so wrong? ANAXIMANDER: I am loath to give the answer which I believe to be most true—simply that fate conspired against them. It is possible, I believe, to be both shrewd and competent, yet still be overrun by circumstance.
