Crito tells Socrates that his death will cause him great misfortunes because not only will he lose a good friend, but others will think badly of him if he does not spend the money to let Socrates escape. They will think that he values his money more than his friends. Socrates told Crito not to care what the others think. Crito claimed that Socrates was taking the easy way out, instead of doing the courageous thing of escaping. What will his children do without him? But this does not matter, according to Socrates. The only thing to discuss is whether it is right to escape. Crito abandons the children aspect and tells Socrates of justice. He is not a wrong-doer; instead he has been wronged by being found guilty of something he didn't do. Therefore, it would be just of him to leave.

Socrates said, "The most important thing is not life, but the good life" (48b). He continued questioning Crito trying to find out whether it is just or good to escape when the Athenians have not ac

In our society today, if someone is wrongly accused (or even guilty of their accused crime), and sent to death row, they will claim their innocence until they either die anyway, or are set free. This was not the case for Socrates. He was wrongly accused, and yet upon his death sentence, he stuck by the punishment the Athenians gave him because that was the just thing to do. The city has been good to him, so he shall undergo their punishments. It seems to me that he is being a martyr in all of this. The people of Athens have wronged him, and he must die because of this wrongdoing. However, he will not escape, because he agreed to their laws and their punishments. He is only doing what he feels is right to do. He shows so much loyalty to his city, and trusts in them to do the right thing. In our society, there is no loyalty to the government (perhaps with good reason). Everyone lives here, mostly happily, but if they are accused of something, they do not want to live by the laws of the country. They will use the resources and the advantages the country has, but when the government sees that someone is doing wrong, he does not want to abide by the proper punishment.

Socrates makes a very good argument. He basically says that if you are going to take advantage living happily in the city, then you have t

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