In the Apology, Socrates proudly reminds the jurors of his refusal to obey the Thirty Tyrants’ command to arrest Leon of Salamis. Also in the Apology, he declares that, were the court to impose a gag order forbidding him from practicing philosophy, he would disobey it. Are these positions consistent with Socrates’ position in the Crito that he is morally obligated to obey the laws of Athens? Explain and defend your answer.
