This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...in those who pursue jurisprudence, is a silent but noble and conclusive tribute of praise. It should be equally our comfort and pride to bear testimony to the high and honorable feeling which is a distinguishing characteristic of the jurists of our Commonwealth. Let us cherish this conservative principle of rectitude, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...in those who pursue jurisprudence, is a silent but noble and conclusive tribute of praise. It should be equally our comfort and pride to bear testimony to the high and honorable feeling which is a distinguishing characteristic of the jurists of our Commonwealth. Let us cherish this conservative principle of rectitude, and scorn everything that looks remotely towards prevarication, deceit, or any other dishonorable conduct. And if at any time, by any unfortunate combination of circumstances, there should be any one among us, which God forbid, who is a disgrace to his name and office, and tends to bring odium upon the profession, let there be no false delicacy in purging our ranks of the offence, as we would our dwellings of a pestilence. For we are not only placed in a situation that tasks to the utmost the manly intellect, but, apart from higher motives, we are in the presence of a world that scans with no delicate criticism, and is not sparing of its censure: --"Esto bonus miles, tutor bonus, arbiter idem Integer; ambiguae si quando citabere testis Incertaeque rei, Phalaris licet iraperit, ut sis Falsus, et admoto dictet perjuria tauro, Summum crede nefas auimam praeferre pudori, Et propter vitam, vivendi perdere causas." There is no moral power greater than that which a man of leading and pure mind may exercise in the community. He moves in society with a salutary example. His words, his actions, his whole course of life constitute a precept of the noblest kind, and with the highest sanctions. To those of everv age and condition he comes with beneficent aid; and when his elements are mouldering in the dust, a bright lustre arises from his tomb, that continues to scatter light amid the debasing selfishness of the world. To men of this cast, societ...
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