Lincoln . nds in the West. In the highercourts he has won great distinction in the importantcases committed to his charge. In his practice of more than twenty years, we aretold, he had no less than one hundred and sixty-ninecases in the highest courts of Illinois ; a record unsur-passed by his contemporaries. His knowledge of human nature played an importantpart in his success. He tried more cases in the eighthcircuit (his own—the Springfield) than any other mem-ber of that Bar. Lincoln had no apologies to make for the legal profes-sion ; he believed in his calling. He had no patiencewith the
Lincoln . nds in the West. In the highercourts he has won great distinction in the importantcases committed to his charge. In his practice of more than twenty years, we aretold, he had no less than one hundred and sixty-ninecases in the highest courts of Illinois ; a record unsur-passed by his contemporaries. His knowledge of human nature played an importantpart in his success. He tried more cases in the eighthcircuit (his own—the Springfield) than any other mem-ber of that Bar. Lincoln had no apologies to make for the legal profes-sion ; he believed in his calling. He had no patiencewith the idea that honesty was not compatible with thepractice of the law. He once said :—Let no young manchoosing the law as a calling yield to that popular be-lief. Resolve to be honest, at all events. If in yourjudgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to behonest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occu-pation rather than one in the choosing of which you do,in advance, consent to be a knave. 9i.
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