Socrates was condemned to death for leading the young astray. According to him man’s own mind influenced his conduct more than the gods. This seemed to some people a new and wicked idea. Socrates used to ask question and argue the young men to make them realise what is right and wrong. Some people thought that he was leading the young astray. Socrates was condemned to death for impiety and corrupting the minds of Athenians. After the death sentence, Socrates made no complaint. He told his pupils that no harm could come to a good man in life or after death. He asked his pupils to be of good cheer’.
