Reflection on Socrates

"I trust what I say is right," is only one of the wise remarks that Socrates makes. He is a very confident man, but he expresses his confidence in an ironic way by his intricate sentences and clever remarks. His trial is interesting because he hits key points: why he is being accused, why he should be acquitted and finally why he feels it is acceptable that he is convicted. He contradicts himself frequently because …

…an honest, intelligent man who simply speaks his mind and seeks for the deeper meaning of life or is he a wise talker who knows how to phrase certain ideas and make people believe what he believes. Is it part of a huge conspiracy to change society and the way it works? These questions are left unanswered and this is probably so that the reader assumes a suitable conclusion according to his or her taste.