"I am not going to alter my conduct, nor even if I have to die a hundred deaths" (page 56, 30c).
This sentence is related to the trial of Socrates because it shows that Socrates was willing to make a decision to accept his penalty as punishment for what he did. He was willing to be sentenced to death. It also brings up a point that Socrates was probably someone who fought in a war before and that he did fight in some of the wars that led up to the trial. It is saying that he is willing to sacrifice his life a hundred times to protect lots of people. So if you look at it in a certain way, he is kind of a savior.
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