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that justice is denied no one. What is justice? Justice is
fairness. It is the first virtue of all human institutions.
It is an endemic value in our democracy. Justice. Alan
Dorshowing tells the story of a lawyer who had just won
an important case, the lawyer rushed to the telephone to
send a wire to his client. The wire stated, "Justice
Prevailed." The client wired back, "Appeal Immediately."
Justice sometimes means different things to different
people.
In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville toured America with
his friend Beaumont. They were ostensibly here to
inspect prisons in this country. In truth de Tocqueville
was struck by this form of government and wrote a
seminal work, Democracy in America. Under a section
entitled, "Causes Which Mitigate the Meaning of the
Majority in the United States" there is a subtitle, "The
Profession of the Law Serves to Counterpoise the
Democracy." De Tocqueville wrote, "In visiting the
Americans and studying their laws, we perceive that the
authority they have entrusted to members of the legal
profession, and the influence which these individuals
exercise in the government is the most powerful g
against the excesses of democracy."
We are protectors and defenders of America's faith.
We are trustees. We are trustees of the common good.
We are pragmatists and idealists. We are proud and we
are humble. We believe in people, all people and in their
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996. Pro Bono Programs - Democracy's Guarantor, text, April 26, 1995; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth611287/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Southern University.