# Socrates on Trial, Part 2: Crito **URL:** **By** Brian Wilson, Matthew Feeney, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** May 20, 2016 --- Brian Wilson from Combat and Classics joins us for a discussion about the last days of Socrates, as told by Plato in Crito. Socrates could have had his friend Crito pay a bribe to get him out of prison and escape his death sentence, but he didn't. Why? Do we always have a duty to obey the law? Brian Wilson from _Combat and Classics_ joins us this week to continue our discussion on the last days of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates' life, as told by his student Plato. **Show Notes and Further Reading** [_Combat and Classics_](http://combatandclassics.org/) isa series of free online seminars for active duty, reserve, and veteran U.S. military, sponsored by St. John’s College. Our [first podcast in this series was on Socrates' trial, as recorded by Plato in the _Apology_](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/socrates-on-trial-part-1-apology) . The [_Crito_](http://www.amazon.com/Plato-Dialogues-Euthyphro-Apology-Classics/dp/0872206335/) is a dialogue by Plato that depicts a conversation between Socrates (who is sitting in prison, having been sentenced to death by an Athenian jury during the events in _Apology) _and his wealthy friend Crito, who offers to finance Socrates' escape from prison. Socrates refuses Crito's offer on the grounds that injustice may not be answered with injustice. A free, Creative Commons-licensed version of this text can be found [here](http://www.pitt.edu/~mthompso/readings/crito.pdf). Aaron mentions "[The Humble Case for Liberty](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/humble-case-liberty)," an essay he wrote in a collection published by the Atlas Network and Students for Liberty entitled [_Why Liberty: Your Life, Your Choices, Your Future_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898031729/) (2013)_._