socrates

"Socrates says three important things with regard to his invitation to
others to occupy themselves with themselves: (1) His mission was
conferred on him by the gods, and he won't abandon it except with his
last breath. (2) For this task he demands no reward; he is
disinterested; he performs it out of benevolence. (3) His mission is
useful for the city, more useful than the Athenians military victory
at Olympia - because in teaching people too occupy themselves with
themselves, he teaches them to occupy themselves with the city." --
Michel Foucault,
http://foucault.info/documents/foucault.technologiesOfSelf.en.html