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Saturday, June 10, 2017

THE FIRST THING WE DO, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS

While I deeply sympathize with this sentiment, here is an explanation on why my hand should be held back:
 
"In reference to the review of ''Guilty Conscience,'' (May 20) Leah D. Frank is inaccurate when she states that when Shakespeare had one of his characters state ''Let's kill all the lawyers,'' it was the corrupt, unethical lawyers he was referring to. Shakespeare's exact line ''The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers,'' was stated by Dick the Butcher in ''Henry VI,'' Part II, act IV, Scene II, Line 73. Dick the Butcher was a follower of the rebel Jack Cade, who thought that if he disturbed law and order, he could become king. Shakespeare meant it as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society.
                   
DEBBIE VOGEL
Westbury 1990 "

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