YMCA Night Law School - Triangle Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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6 4, . f ss .. Wby' Tf :?f5'E: . Society is only made possible through the law and its success must necessarily rest upon the supremacy of the law. If the law is to be supreme, it must be efficient. To be efficient., it must enforce its mandates. The law is divided into two great classes, called Rights and Remedies. The former repre- sents a claim which the law recognizes and will enforce, while the latter is the relief which the law gives by enforcing that right. The different branches of the law merely undertakes to define the particular rights and remedies in the particular class. hlan made law is not perfect. It never will be perfect, but without a doubt, a higher standard of legal ideals can and will be developed in the future, just as the constant conflict of domestic, social, political and economic problems of the past have evolved a greater and better civilization. To this end, present criticism of legal methods can well be used for construc- tive improvements for the future. To make better laws requires not only good legislators, but co-operation from fair minded citizens. Law to a certain extent is influenced and guided by public opinion, but public opinion is a rash guide. It is not usually guided by reason, but by personal feelings, sometimes making a hero out of a criminal, or a mountain out of a mole-hill. Public opinion is created by the citi- zens themselves. A well-informed and thinking public will materially effect the quality as well as the substance of the laws themselves. A knowledge of the law and a respect for it are a pre-requisite to good citizenship as well as to onels own self respect. They are essential for business success, which is not without its compensations. But. whether it is business, or pleasure, it is an asset which carries its own satisfaction. Nlany people in the past have gotten byi' without any particular knowledge of the law, but what guarantee is that for the future? Law from the dictates of reason, as well as from tradition, is an essential part of our existence and a basis for success. An ,old sage some thou- sand years ago said, give me a lever and a place to rest it upon, and I will move the Worldf, but if he were living today, he would have said, 'ggive me a knowledge of the law as a lever and I will pry open any gate to success. Enmcsfr KRUsL1NG. 42

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