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That's not quite right, bermuda. It was based on the philosophy of Socrates, though not nearly as much as the early dialogues (it belongs to Plato's 'middle period'), but it's final form owes at least as much, if not more, to Plato than to Socrates.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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