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Callicles

Callicles is a person who lived a very very long time ago in Ancient Greece. He was a philosopher, which means he liked to think and talk about really big, important ideas like how to be a good person and why we exist.

Callicles believed that the most important thing in life was to be happy and to have fun. He thought that people should do whatever they want and try to get as much pleasure as possible, even if it means doing things that other people might not like.

But some people didn't agree with Callicles. They thought that it was important to follow rules and to be good to other people, even if it means sacrificing some of your own happiness. They believed that there were some things that were more important than just having fun.

So, some people liked what Callicles had to say, and some people didn't. But either way, he was an important thinker in Ancient Greece, and people still talk about his ideas today.
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