CANNOT STAND STILL
Cannot Stand Still By CONGRESSMAN LONDON. 1LOOK upon the law as a living science, nol as a religious dogma. I think that the law should express the awakening conscience o| mankind, should...
...I be...
...I always bear that in mind...
...should not worship institutions simply becaus* they are old...
...I never forget the calendar...
...I think that the law should express the awakening conscience o| mankind, should anticipate new thought, should lead instead of being compelled to follow...
...Too many people forget the calendar...
...should take nothing for granted...
...Industrial legislation is coming...
...lieve that the jurist, the student of law, should make a special study of the relations between man and man...
...That is the mission of the lawyer—not merely to be the servant of a particular group, who happen to be strong1 in society, to help them crush the helpless...
...This is 1918...
...After all, when it comes to an interpretation of the Constitution, it will be interpreted in the light of today...
...should scrutinize, analyze, examine, ask questions, be ready to march forward with events as life dictates...
...and, unfortunately, that is the function of a great majority of the lawyers who are in the service of the ruling interests...
...The Constitution first of all represents a document written in 1787...
Vol. 10 • August 1918 • No. 8
