The Little Black Book of Lawyer's Wisdom

A compendium of quotations from great legal thinkers, including enlightenment philosophers, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, and others.

To be a lawyer or a politician or a judge, one must dedicate their lives to serving the public good. For anyone considering a career in law—or anyone interested in philosophy, politics, and/or government—herein you will find an entertaining and enlightening collection of legal wisdom from some of history’s greatest thinkers.

Words from renowned lawyers, judges, authors, politicians, philosophers, and preachers make up this diverse assortment of more than two hundred memorable quotations about justice, philosophy, crime, the life of a lawyer, landmark cases, and more.

Chapters include:

1. Some Premises of the Law
2. Society, the Individual, and the Law
3. The Machinery of the Law
4. The Practice of Law
5. Law, Money, and Power
6. Justice and Injustice
7. Cases and Judgments
8. Freedom and Censorship
9. Crime and Punishment
10. At the Expense of Lawyers: Quips, Jokes, and Scandalous Sayings