Why Socrates Chose to Stay in Prison Despite Injustice

Socrates was imprisoned for three reasons: he corrupted the youth, he rejected the city's gods, and he worshiped new deities. These are the laws of Athens, and no one may alter them. Athens' laws are designed to be observed, so breaking them would have been wrong for Socrates. Socrates argued that he should not try to escape prison because of the following reasons: one must ne