Card 19 / 63: Why does Socrates refuse Crito's entreaties to escape from prison and his pending execution?
A) It would be against the law of Athens to do so.
B) Although he disagrees with the verdict and the severity of the punishment, Socrates sympathizes with some of the arguments made by the prosecution.
C) Socrates has heard from the Oracle at Delphi that he should not escape from prison and that he should accept his fate.
D) Even though Crito's reasons for escaping are right, Socrates fears what other people would say about him if he did escape.
E) Socrates feels his life has run its proper course, and it would not be fitting for a man of his stature and age to be a fugitive.

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