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...inclination that's hardly surprising, given the paradoxical love of law and hatred of lawyers intrinsic in Western culture. One of the most famous and oft-repeated lines in Shakespeare's King Henry VI is, "First thing we'll do / let's kill all the lawyers!" Even those considered forward thinkers of their respective eras hold back nothing in expressing their disgust with the profession. Charles Dickens is remembered to have said, "If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers," and Benjamin Franklin once noted, "God works wonders now and then: Behold! a lawyer, an honest...
...argued with her, whipping out the oft-cited adage that the most likely assault victim is a woman who is unsure of herself, who looks vulnerable, who visibly lacks self-confidence and assurance. Her response...
...know me, but I'd like to give you some advice before you even step onto campus. Since you're coming to our fair school, the (oft-quoted) line that "you can tell a Harvard student, but you can't them much" may apply to you. I know that it did for me. But I hope that you'll at least consider my ideas anyway: I promise that a few minutes of your time now will help you make it through the next four years a little more smoothly...
...Tucked away behind these two dorms are small, oft-forgotten Mower and Lionel. Only about 70 people live back here in the secluded, re-landscaped courtyard. Lionel and Mower suites have large common rooms with beautiful wood floors, and most residents live in singles for part of the year. Some residents of these intimate dorms say the close-knit experience is nurturing and caring. Others complain that the family atmosphere can grow a bit too suffocating...
...autocrat, who enjoys cracking the whip every once in a while. He's all about law and order. For Pete's sake, he tried to stamp out jaywalking in New York City. So how could this attack take place in his city, on his watch, with the oft-chastened NYPD on the scene...