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Sol Wachtler
Sol Wachtler

Sol Wachtler, an esteemed American lawyer, was born on April 29, 1930. He has made significant contributions to the legal field and has also ventured into politics. more

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“A French observer is surprised to hear how often an English or an American lawyer quotes the opinions of others, and how little he alludes to his own; ... This abnegation of his own opinion, and this implicit deference to the opinion of his forefathers, which are common to the English and American lawyer, this servitude of thought which he is obliged to profess, necessarily give him more timid habits and more conservative inclinations in England and America than in France.”

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Book:Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II
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“Courage is the most important attribute of a lawyer. It is more important than competence or vision. It can never be an elective in any law school. It can never be de-limited, dated or outworn, and it should pervade the heart, the halls of justice and the chambers of the mind.”

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Book:Rights for Americans: the speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
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“The lawyers' contribution to the civilizing of humanity is evidenced in the capacity of lawyers to argue furiously in the courtroom, then sit down as friends over a drink or dinner. This habit is often interpreted by the layman as a mark of their ultimate corruption. In my opinion, it is their greatest moral achievement: It is a characteristic of humane tolerance that is most desperately needed at the present time.”

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Author:John Silber
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“The government of the United States has been emphatically termed a government of laws, and not of men. It will certainly cease to deserve this high appellation, if the laws furnish no remedy for the violation of a vested legal right.”

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Book:The Writings of John Marshall: Late Chief Justice of the United States, Upon the Federal Constitution
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