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Socrates refutes the charges of blasphemy set against him in the Athens court. He describes the charge as vicious and untrue. He further states that he will allocate as much energy to his defence as he did in the defence of Athens. Socrates uses his links with pro-democratic individuals as a means of showing his allegiance to Athens, stating that the role of this man in deposing Critias the tyrant proves him to be of sound mind.

He proceeds to argue that this man was therefore correct when he petitioned the Oracle to prove Socrates' own ability, wisdom and support by the very deities that he supposedly blasphemed against. He then relates his attempts to question the people of Athens about the accusations against him, attacking those with overly inflated egos such as politicians and poets whilst supporting the ideas of the working class and humble.