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In "The Death of Socrates", Socrates believes that once a person knows what is good, the person would act accordingly. This statement was true in the history of the United States. In forming our nation, the issue of slavery came up and the Founding Fathers wanted to abolish it. Although they knew that slavery was an "evil" that they needed abolish, they couldn't because it would split up the brand new country, and the United States wasn't strong enough for a civil war. Many of the Founding Fathers knowing that slavery was a horrible institution, they "released them in the years following America’s separation from Great Britain". (Barton.) Many of the Founding Fathers also set up anti-slavery societies to promote abolishing slavery. Socrates theory correctly exemplifies our nations Founding Fathers.



Socrates' second argument was that death should not be something to be feared because either one is in a deep sleep for eternity or the soul is transfered from one world to another. This shows up frequently in religion of today's society. Many religions believe in life after death. Although it cannot be proven, "there is no compelling reason not to, no objection to it that cannot be answered." (Kreeft.) Socrates' belief cannot be proven, but many people still do believe in it. Death should not be feared because life after death might be better than life after all.

__**Bibliography:**__
 * Barton, David. "The Founding Fathers and Slavery." __Wall Builders__. 8 Dec. 2007. <[|http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=122>.]
 * Cartoon. 9 Dec. 2007 <[|http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/slavery.jpg>.]
 * Kreeft, Peter. "The Case for Life After Death." __Leadership U__. 2002. 9 Dec. 2007. 
 * Plato. __Death of Socrates__.

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