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No Man Can Be A Sound Lawyer In This Land Who Is Not Well Read In The Ethics Of Moses And The Virtues Of Jesus.
-Fisher Ames
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No Man Can Be A Sound Lawyer
Fisher Ames
No Man Can Be A Sound Lawyer In This Land Who Is Not Well Read In The Ethics Of Moses And The Virtues Of Jesus.
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