He frequently claimed not to know anything about the subjects of his conversations (piety, virtue, beauty, courage, etc.). ... The Platonic writing, the Crito, explores the issue of whether individuals have a moral obligation to obey the laws of the state in which they live. ... From this reasoning Socrates comes to the conclusion: therefore we shouldn't believe the majority in why escape would be moral. ...

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