Socrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. He liked to ask people questions about life. I do not think that he meant to offend anyone. I also do not think that he had gotten what he deserved. I think that the people of Athens were just annoyed by him. They needed someone to blame. They arrested him and poisoned him with hemlock. I do not know how he could end up deserving that. I personally do not see what was wrong with him. He was just using freedom of speech. Socrates could have accepted exile, but he just allowed the death penalty. He probably did not care about the death penalty that much because he was seventy years old. If he accepted exile, it would show weakness and fear of death, and philosophers need to look strong. He lived a good life, or maybe he just didn’t see what was wrong with him in the first place and they were sarcastic. He probably thought that everyone else was crazy. He was an anti-democrat expressing his opinions and no one liked it. The Athenians blamed him for praising Sparta, but they really were looking for someone to accuse for their loss of battle. He probably had no connection to the Peloponnesian War at all. Socrates was a very wise man. He fought for what he believed and was brave every step of the way. I admire him for that. We are very fortunate to have the freedom of speech and not have the death penalty for having different views of life.
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