In the reading, Socrates says that if he stays and accepts his punishment, then he dies "in innocence, a sufferer and not a doer of evil; a victim, not of the laws, but of ..."

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Socrates states that he is a victim, not of the laws themselves, but of the men who made and apply them. He speaks against the corrupt individuals who brought charges against him for personal grudges and agendas, rather than following just laws. Therefore, Socrates identifies men as the cause of his punishment, not fate or religion.

In the Reading, Socrates Says That If He Stays and Accepts