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by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 349.73
EAN: 9781557091741
ISBN: 1557091749
Label: Applewood Books
Manufacturer: Applewood Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: September 01, 1996
Publisher: Applewood Books
Sales Rank: 803607
Studio: Applewood Books
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Product Description:
The single most important essay about law ever written. The perfect gift for anyone who ever entered law school, this essay defines the responsibilities of the legal profession from one of lawis greatest practitioners.
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I take it for granted that no hearer of mine will misinterpret what I have to say as the language of cynicism. The law is the witness and external deposit of our moral life. Its history is the history of the moral development of the race. The practice of it, in spite of popular jests, tends to make good citizens and good men. When I emphasize the difference between law and morals I do so with reference to a single end, that of learning and understanding the law.
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Rating: - Great, short book
I believe this book is transcribed from a speech given by Holmes to a group of lawyers, judges, scholars at HLS. It is Holmes' prediciton for the future of the law and it is extremely prescient. For anyone interested in the law it is a must read, and at about 34 pages a very quick and enjoyable one.
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