An Audited Life Pays for Itself The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or the search for a better life, as defined by the Declaration of Independence, is one of the United States’ greatest examples of freedom. The Greek philosopher Socrates, was a major proponent of this belief. In the year 399 BC, Socrates was given a verdict of guilty with regard to negatively influencing young people, and defying polytheistic, Athenian beliefs. I was emboldened by reading Socrates’ spirited