ABSTRACT
It is often stated that Americans have a love-hate relationship with lawyers. Lawyers are both cursed and praised. Compare the above three quotes. What do they imply regarding the legal profession? Does the first quote imply that we do not need a legal profession? What does the second quote imply regarding the ethics of the legal profession? Would you agree with Mr. Dershowitz
if you were representing someone who had committed a violent crime and you knew that your client was guilty? What does the concept that “law is a jealous mistress” imply about the legal profession?
