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Feby 1808
The very depraved the villain, the dearer he is to the lawyer when he The more profound the depravity, the dearer and nearer it is to his heart.
The of the brave man is in nears proportion, to the magnitude of an .
The of the lawyer is in proportion to the so long as a ray of hope remains is in
proportion to the badness of the cause.
Turn to the other side of the House, and view the opposing
force.
Love of justice, yes: justice is very a good thing
enough especially where it happens to be on our side: but power
is still better: and in particular that sort of power, with the
merit that belongs to it which (no matter how acquired) adheres
to the possession of land, it a by this that noblemen and gentlemen
are elevated above blackguards
Party stronger on this side than on the other. In the case of lawyers
as in the case of arms the advantage is on the assistants' side, a the
one motive common to both the force of motive is superadded.
On this side and on this side only, acts lawyercraft,
and in with all its force.
On the Bench as at the Bar, the powers of every Lawyer stands
engaged, as by a perpetual retainer, in defence of the abuses abominations.
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