“To have the power of forgetting, for the time, self, friends, interests, relationship; and to think of doing right toward another, a stranger, an enemy, perhaps, is to have that which men can share only with the angels, and with Him who is above men and angels.”
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David Dudley Field II
David Dudley Field II was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a federal government official during the American Civil War and became a successful lawyer afterward. Field is known for his contributions to the legal field and his advocacy for judicial reform. more
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