A Quote by Edward Levi

Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends.

Edward Levi

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Edward Levi
American - Public Servant
June 26, 1911 - March 7, 2000

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