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9 décembre 2020
- doi: 10.4000/books.psorbonne.44908
- isbn: 9782859444884
- eisbn: 9791035103699
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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droit société système judiciaire idéologie homme de loi pauvreté loi inégalité History Law HIS001000 HBJHSujets proches
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J. Corfield, « Eighteenth-century Lawyers and the advent of the professional ethos », Publications de la Sorbonne, ID : 10.4000/books.psorbonne.44908
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“Well, let them say what they will [...] the profession of the law is a glorious one, it gives a man such opportunities to be a villain.” Extract from play The Pettyfogger (1797)“I think it my duty [...] to promote the happiness of society as far as possible & I know not in what manner I would more willingly undertake to do sothan by studying the Law.” Private letter from William Pattisson, a young trainee lawyer, 1793 The sharp contrast between these two opening quotations highlights the par...