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There is an old adage, that comes to my mind, which was taught me, while still very young: "He, who knows not, and knows that he knows not is simple; teach him. He, who knows not. and knows not that he knows not is a fool; avoid...
...from irate citizens who wanted to see how much their neighbors were paying. Everyone suspected discrimination, fraud. A queue of 20,000 indignants, four abreast, milled and chafed in the tax office out the door, far down the street. All taxes had to be paid by May i, to avoid penalties. Lawyers said there was no escape except through changing the law retroactively and getting refunds...
...with debasing, if not prostituting, their heroism to politics. True heroes, they stuck to their electioneering. Further, they revealed that on the last stages of their flight they were so reduced in funds that they skimped on food in order to buy gasoline, and hastened home in order to avoid begging for meals...
...members of the Harvard team had been notified at the beginning of the week that they had been selected to compete, but the authorities had intended to defer public announcement of their names until after the contest in order to avoid publicity which might be detrimental to the competitors. In view of the fact, however, that the Yale team had been announced it was decided yesterday that to put the teams on a completely equal footing the names of the Harvard men should also be released...
These talks, which are intended to give a practical, basic knowledge of legal matters to laymen, are sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. To make the subject matter readily understandable to the general public, the speakers will avoid legal technicalities and the citation of authorities. There will be ten speeches...