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Page 431 - ... through court ; can there explain and defend them ; unless he can keep his hand so much in that he feels and knows at all times which way the judicial mind is tending on the open questions of the law — his chamber practice holds out a pretty slender promise for the decline of a life unprovided for. He who would be a lawyer, must unite the study of the books and the daily practice of the courts, or his very learning will lead him astray.
Page 433 - In doing so, they are taking time from the theoretical study of law to do work and acquire training which normally comes after graduation from the law school, and...
Page 426 - Indeed, a reference to common knowledge and familiar statistics will show that two-thirds of our presidents and senators and more than one-half of our congressional representatives and...