But I'm a lover of the Constitution and the law of the country, and that Constitution and that country are approaching perilous times.

There's explosive stuff about which is going to endanger the stability of the noble heritage we have received from our fathers, and if that heritage is to be saved it can only be by those who hold fast to its eternal principles.

This land can only be saved by its lawyers, sir.

But they must be lawyers profoundly read in the history and philosophy of their profession, and no catchpennny advocates with a glib tongue and an elastic conscience.

The true lawyer must approach his task with reverence and high preparation; for as his calling is the noblest of human activities, so it is the most exacting." The POINT-DEVICE young man spoke with a touch of the schoolmaster, but his audience, who had an inborn passion for fine words, were impressed.
Lincoln sat squatted on his heels on a bit of sacking, staring into the open door of the stove.
"There's truth in that," he said slowly.