Apology

The Apology by Plato is a description of the statement Socrates gives during his trial. Socrates is accused of creating new gods and ruining Athens' young. By no means is Socrates' speech an "apology" in the sense we use today. Socrates generally uses extremely simple, conversational language.
Socrates compares himself to a gadfly stinging a lethargic horse, the Athenian state, in The Apology of So...