Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. His sentence was death, byway of drinking poison. However, prior to his execution day, a friend, Crito, offered Socrates an opportunity to flee Athens, and evade his death sentence. Socrates refused to run away, and he justified his reasons to Crito. I agree with Socrates' justifications for not escaping, he accepted his death justly and faced the sentence …showed first 75 words of 852 total…

…showed last 75 words of 852 total…it is safe to conclude that Socrates is no more in favor of civil disobedience then he would be in disobeying the judgment that was brought down against him. Socrates holds incredible respect for the laws that govern him; he would not permit any deviance, be it great or small. Ultimately, in my opinion, Socrates did the right and commendable thing. He would conclude that even a peaceful opposition to his government would be inappropriate.