Democracy through Plato's Apology of Socrates
America is the oldest democracy in the world. Withstanding a civil war, two world wars, and the not-so-distant cold war, America has proved that a democracy made "of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from this Earth" (Jefferson). However, this democratic society is not a society where those who reside here simply reap the benefits; there are many moral obligations of living in a democratic society. Just as our ancestors fought to create this land, we must fight for America, not with weapons, but by practicing justice, and more importantly, exercising the freedom we have to direct the government, through acts of protest, toward what we, as citizens, feel is right for this country. Plato's three pieces in the book, Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, focused on the accusation, trial, and death of Socrates. Euthyphro focused on Euthyphro accusing his father of murder for killing a slave with enforces that justice needs to be for everyone, by everyone. The Apology focused on the trial and how Socrates tried to convince everyone he didn't not manipulate the youth. Lastly, in Crito, Socrates refuses to escape prison because he has been sentenced to death.
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Approximate Word count = 1503
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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