Socrates is visited by a friend (Crito) who tells him to let them bail him out of jail because the reason for his being in jail was absurd. Socrates responds with the excuse that the laws that he is held against are those that he has been brought up under, and he doesn't have that authority to crumble a foundation which has built him up.
I really liked reading this part. It was an interesting look at how one should be loyal to their government in the sense that they usually have the best interest for you. He makes a comment about them having many good people that will consider things when looking at his case, and he feels that in their hands, true justice will be done, because they are mainly good people. Even though people want him to rebel and be angry with the government, he can't because this is the government that has guided him and he has become used to living by their laws.
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