Abraham Lincoln Quote 12/17/07

Good morning Julie - and how are you?

Yes he was.

Michelle - It doesn't seem like being honest and having integrity would be too much to ask for. Alas...

GREAT RULE TO LIVE BY,THANKS FOR SHARING.

nice ! thanks for sharing David

that is a very good quote, one they should have memorized before graduating from law school

Good Quote, something we need to teach ourselves and our children

Wish more followed this than do! C):-)

I struggle to not take the low road and unleash all the lawyer jokes I know.
"Kill the lawyers first" I couldnt resist this.

James - ironically, I work for a law firm (as a scientist).

Excellent advice. Too bad more lawyers didn't follow it!

This philosphy should apply to any endeavor. Unfortunately, greed most always outweighs honesty.

I think I'm gonna atart a quote a day what an excillent idea, bravo, Lincoln was a great man and a great lawyer!

If you cannot work honestly, in the end you have nothing. All the money in the world can't buy back your self respect. That's not a quote, just my own thoughts.

Great quote. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Who (short for Whothehell Cares) :)

I agree with you about Lincoln, but then I also understand that history has been generally kind to him. He wasn't considered great by a lot of people in his time.

Ivan - I agree that this should apply to any endeavor. However, I think that most people actually are quite honest, or at least they try to be. Because I work in a law firm I interact with lawyers all the time. And despite what everyone thinks, I find them to have a great amount of personal integrity (not to mention the fact that there are incredibly high ethical standards for maintaining your license to practice law). Perhaps this is because we do a lot of regulatory work as opposed to litigation (though we do that as well), but I've been impressed with their understanding of the world around us and their honesty in dealing with the issues. I've discovered that there is quite an art to telling clients what they don't necessarily want to hear - especially when it will cost them a lot of money - because it is either the legal thing to do or the right thing to do (or both).

So while I don't deny greed outweighs honesty for many people (and companies), I am not so cynical as to not give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I think that Lincoln did this - believe that everyone is basically good and honest, at least until they prove him wrong.

Stephanie - good thoughts. Integrity rocks! (hey, I should sell T-shirts with that, I'd make a killing)

gotta say, abe was pretty freakin smart.

Great quote. Thanks for sharing.

Shannon - i think so too

Good quote, David; thanks!

Nice quote, David. Lincoln said a lot of very wise and clever things.

I too have found lawyers to be interested in truth and justice. I was in court this past Wednesday... and so grateful a lawyer was with me. He was most protective.

Really like this one a lot.

Dan - I'll grant you that that one is tough to justify. Notwithstanding that particular case, defense attorneys are legally and ethically obligated to defend their clients to the best of their ability. I don't think that includes lying, but I'm not sure that they do. The do, however, strongly insinuate.

Erika - yes he did (IMHO)

Maggie - glad to hear things went okay with your court date

Debra - me too

David, this is a very good quote

If we all made that our own personal motto what a different world we would have.

KD - so true....