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 a corrupt system."

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In the reading, it is Socrates' friend, Crito, who suggests that Socrates can avoid an unjust death by escaping, arguing that staying would mean dying as a victim of injustice. Socrates himself argues for the importance of obeying the laws of the state, even if the outcome is his own death.

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