Additionally, Socrates has a family and a life outside of philosophy and even still he maintains his position towards death upon being convicted; that he will make no judgments on it and will go through with being sentenced if it means there is a chance that in death he can teach again. Philosophy and challenging peoples assumptions is Socrates vocation and something that he is truly passionate about. Socrates, like philosophy, has no biases and does what he does for his own enjoyment and his own personal convictions. Towards the end of his speech, Socrates again reaffirms the importance of himself and others like him to society even though they might view them as an annoyance. Using the metaphor of the state being a sleepy horse and he being
