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Whether after exposing a political scandal you shall or shall not be subject to the risk of ruin or loss of liberty, and all the exceptionally cruel scheme of modern imprisonment, depends negatively upon the Legal Guild. WHETHER AFTER EXPOSING A POLITICAL SCANDAL YOU SHALL OR SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE RISK OF RUIN OR LOSS OF LIBERTY AND ALL THE EXCEPTIONALLY CRUEL SCHEME OF MODERN IMPRISONMENT DEPENDS NEGATIVELY UPON THE LEGAL GUILT
ild, _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. 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. But far more important than the legislative power of the Legal Guild (which is now the chief framer of statutory law as it has long been the _salutary_ source of common law) is its executive or governing power. WER 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 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 BUT FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE LEGAL GUILD WHICH IS NOW THE CHIEF FRAMER OF STATUTORY LAW AS IT HAS LONG BEEN THE STATUTORY SOURCE OF COMMON LAW IS ITS EXECUTIVE OR GOVERNING POWER
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