I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby -- not even money, certainly not my soul.
When a man wants to make up with his Maker, he does not consult a third party.
It would be a blunder of the first magnitude for the British to be a party, in any way whatsoever, to the division of India.
I regard Duryodhana and his party as the baser impulses in man, and Arjuna and his party as the higher impulses.
Where death without resistance or death after resistance is the only way, neither party should think of resorting to law-courts or help from the government.
A democrat must be utterly selfless. He must think and dream not in terms of self or of party, but only of democracy.
Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.
We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.
I believe that a party wishing equality for India does exist in Britain. But it is an insignificant minority, and while I honour and like their opinion I cannot be enthused over it, for I know that those who shape policy and dominate are otherwise inclined. For me, therefore, it is only the Secretary of State who counts.
... the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties driven asunder.
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