As a peacemaker, lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man

"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser -- in fees, expenses and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough."

-- Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln, Notes for a Law Lecture, Abraham Lincoln Online, Speeches and Writings (1850), Source: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. 2, Basler, ed.

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