Lincoln`s image is sometimes used as a model for attorney advertising, his advertising being the hallmark of at least one current television campaign for legal services. At other times, he is obviously cited as the highest example of professionalism. It is probably an excellent example of a lawyer`s ability during this period to combine aspects of commercialism, competence and dignity in legal practice. -American Bar Association, Commission on Advertising, Lawyer Advertising at the Crossroads: Professional Policy Considerations 31-32 (1995). « The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice. » Earl Warren (1891–1974). “The Law and the Future” – Fortune Magazine, November 1955. 75, § 1, 12 Stat. 392, 392 “It may be true that the law cannot make a man love, but it can prevent him from lynching me, and I think that is very important.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Seek justice for all.
Stand up for those who deserve redress for violating personal property. Promote the common good through concerted efforts to ensure safe products, a safe workplace, a clean environment and high-quality healthcare. Promote the rule of law in a civilian justice system and protect the rights of the accused. To promote the common law and the best traditions of jurisprudence. and uphold the honour and dignity of the legal profession and the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity. – Mission Statement – Association of Trial Lawyers of America “A French observer is surprised to hear how often an English or American lawyer quotes the opinions of others and how little he alludes to his own; This denial of his own opinion and this implicit respect for the opinion of his ancestors, which are common to English and American jurists, this servitude of thought to which he must confess, necessarily give him more timid habits and more conservative inclinations in England and America than in France. – Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America 1:353 (Francis Bowen trans. 1862) (1835) “Now one of the most essential branches of English Freedom is the freedom of one`s own home. A man`s home is his castle; and while he is quiet, he is kept as well as a prince in his castle. This request, if declared lawful, would completely destroy that privilege. James Otis, Argument against the writs of assistance, Boston, Feb.
1761, quoted in John Adams, “Abstract of the Argument for and against the Writts of Assistance,” 1761, in Legal Papers of John Adams 2:134; 142 (L. Kinvin Wroth and Hiller B. Zobel eds. 1965) * Burton Stevenson, Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims and Familiar Phrases 1192 (1948), traces the saying “A man`s house is his castle” to 1567 and notes the legal uses of Sir Edward Coke in the 17th century. Hi Cathy! Oh, you still like Fehl`s quotes. I`m smiling here now. Thank you:) Have you watched the video? It`s so funny! I loved my law topic LOL Cheers! Thank you for 😉 This TC Xo Love Lawyer Citation Center Read some quotes about law and lawyers, as well as thank you messages for a lawyer.