... , 24a). The defense of the arguments that Socrates brought upon the jury described just how heroic he was. The first accusation that Meletus charged Socrates with was the crime of corrupting the youth. Socrates swiftly defended himself by saying to Meletus, "Either I corrupt the young or, if I do it is unwillingly, and you are lying in either case" (pg.29, 26a ... ). He then goes on to state that if he actually was corrupting the youth unintentionally, the law requires one to take you aside to tell you, not take you to court(pg.29, 26a). This demonstrates how brave Socrates was because ev...

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