Socrates notes

Socrates was very heroic in Ancient Greece. He was a philosopher, that strongly believed in Greece's  form of government. Socrates wrote a quote that he expected people to live by. The quote said "The unexamined life is not worth living." What Socrates mean't by this was that people should learn from their experiences, reflect on their lives as human beings, as well as living in the present and not worrying about death as much as humans tend to do.   Later in his life he was accused of corrupting youth in his teachings. At his trial, he defended himself by continuously saying that he was not guilty for what he did and should be rewarded with  free meals for the rest of his life. The jury decided that he was guilty by death by drinking hemlock. His friends were shocked that he gave such a poor defense,  and was proven guilty. The friends said that they ad spoken to the guards, so the guards would turn their backs,while Socrates friends helped him escape. Socrates said he would not escape because that is how Greece's government works, and would not try to weasel out of what must be done to maintain justice in Greece.