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It should be added that this part of their work is honestly done, that the greatest labour is devoted to it, and that it is only consciously tyrannical or fraudulent when the Legal Guild feels _itself_ to be in danger. IT SHOULD BE ADDED THAT THIS PART OF THEIR WORK IS HONESTLY DONE THAT THE GREATEST LABOR IS DEVOTED TO IT AND THAT IT IS ONLY CONSCIOUSLY TYRANNICAL OR FRAUDULENT WHEN THE LEGAL GUILD FEELS ITSELF TO BE IN DANGER
rson who infringed the monopoly of the Guild suffered this savage piece of revenge. But even the Guild of the Doctors is not so powerful as that of the Lawyers, _qua_ guild alone. Its administrative power makes it far more powerful. The well-to-do are not compelled to employ a doctor, but all are compelled to employ a lawyer at every turn, and that at a cost quite unknown anywhere else in Europe. But this power of the legal guild, _qua_ guild, in modern England is supplemented by further administrative and arbitrary powers attached to a selected number of its members. Now the Lawyers' Guild has latterly become (to its own hurt as it will find) hardly distinguishable from the complex of professional politics. One need not be in Parliament many days to discover that most laws are made and all revised by members of this Guild. Parliament is, as a drafting body, virtually a Committee of Lawyers who are indifferent to the figment of representation which still clings to the House of Commons. ESTLY GIVEN THE PERSON WHO INFRINGED ON THE MONOPOLY OF THE GUILD SUFFERED THIS SAVAGE PIECE OF REVENGE BUT EVEN THE GUILT OF DOCTORS IS NOT SO POWERFUL AS THAT OF THE LAWYERS QUAY GUILD ALONE ITS ADMINISTRATIVE POWER MAKES IT FAR MORE POWERFUL THE WELL TO DO ARE NOT COMPELLED TO EMPLOY A DOCTOR BUT ALL ARE COMPELLED TO EMPLOY A LAWYER AT EVERY TURN AND THAT AT A COST QUITE UNKNOWN ANYWHERE ELSE IN EUROPE BUT THIS POWER OF THE LEGAL GUILD QUAE GUILD IN MODERN ENGLAND IS SUPPLEMENTED BY FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND ARBITRARY POWERS ATTACHED TO A SELECTED NUMBER OF ITS MEMBERS NOW THE LAWYER'S GUILD HAS LATERLY BECOME TO ITS OWN HURT AS IT WILL FIND HARDLY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE COMPLEX OF PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS ONE NEED NOT BE IN PARLIAMENT MANY DAYS TO DISCOVER THAT MOST LAWS ARE MADE AND ALL REVISED BY MEMBERS OF THIS GUILD PARLIAMENT IS AS A DRAFTING BODY VIRTUALLY A COMMITTEE OF LAWYERS WHO ARE INDIFFERENT TO THE FIGMENT OF REPRESENTATION WHICH STILL CLINGS TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
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