TO THE EDITOR:

In a time long before even the birth of Dr. Pottle, Socrates, convicted as a “corruptor of the youth” and sentenced to death, had the option to preserve his own life. Had he admitted guilt, his life would have been spared. His friends tried to convince him to swallow his pride and toss aside his principles, to simply speak the words. They tried to persuade him to flee from jail, but he would not. He would neither admit an untruth, nor would he accept life in exile....