Socrates has a unique place in the greatest philosophers of all time, being one of the first founders of Western philosophy. His philosophy was first born as a need of the state to make it easier to function. It was about ethic, politics and the importance of knowledge and science. Socrates sought virtue and justice which are beyond the personal opinions of people, but his true aim was to educate the youth, to advise people and to help them chose between what’s right and wrong. But as Socrates was of the opinion that philosophy can’t be developed by writings, he didn’t leave any texts of his own, so we know his life and philosophy only through the writings of his students. Plato was one of them which is considered as the most informative source of Socrates life, introducing us to the “Apology”. The “Apology” itself is a record of the actual speech Socrates delivered in his own defense at the trial. However Socrates despite death chose to speak truly and defend his role as a man with devotion to God, to people and to state. But how would a man choose to defend his philosophy knowing that it may lead him to death ? Socrates was a teacher, a lecturer, a scholar. He was a philosopher, so he thought like one. One of the ways he used at his defense speech was his ironic modesty. Socrates admitted that there was no man wiser than him, no man but God. He had a self-knowledge since he was aware of his own ignorance. This was a kind of wisdom that every Athenian lacked. Socrates knew that wisdom is unlimited so he didn’t consider himself wise but still wisest of other man who didn’t know their wisdom was actually worth nothing. As Socrates said himself : “He, o men is the wisest, who ,- like Socrates, - knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.” Acording to Socrates people do wrong as a consequence of their ignorance. Athenians who blamed him for corruption or heresy or even the jury who believed the persuasive words