Socrates was put to death for "not worshiping the gods of the state" and "corrupting the youth". he handed him a jug of poison. Plato believed that goodness/morality starts from the powerful government and reaches down to the average person. Women's rights and civil rights were both products of more powerful people supporting these causes. Each new Supreme Court reflects the values ​​of the majority of its members, sometimes liberal, sometimes conservative. The “right” vision is the one held by those currently in power.1. The most powerful individuals or groups of individuals determine the rights and truths of a society. This sounds a little discouraging to helpless people in the general public. It seems hopeless and immoral. It seems too real to be real… like something a friend said the other day (roughly translated): “Even your mother won't feed you until you ask.” Some would say that ordinary people have power, but only in large groups. This is more offensive! It would mean, firstly, that I have no power, because I would need a queue in the form of a group; and, secondly, that I am not unique, for I am tied in a lasso with countless others. Plato believed that change should begin with the government and then penetrate the person. The government is more powerful and therefore people would obey the laws of the government. The problem with this thinking is that governments don't last forever and societies are never stable. Once the government falls, the law disappears and citizens have full freedom to do what they want. When the cat leaves, the mice come out to play. When change occurs within a person, the change lives in… middle of paper… placing a cow in a small pen where it can barely move, artificially impregnating it for the rest of its healthy life. life for her milk and send her children for veal. Furthermore, when she is too sick or old to serve, she is sent away to have her neck cut until all the blood drains from her while she is still conscious and she inevitably dies. In my opinion, this is just as sensible and correct as it is when the cow is replaced with a woman. Bordering on veganism, I could never bring myself to believe this position. Works Cited1. Soccio, Douglas J. “Moral Realism: Might Makes Right.” Archetypes of wisdom. 6th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2007. 91. Print.2. Soccio, Douglas J. "The Trial and Death of Socrates." Archetypes of wisdom. 6th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2007. 124. Print.3. Gandhi, Mohandas K.