Download or read book The Introductory Address Delivered Before the Law Academy of Philadelphia, at the Opening of the Session of 1849-50, on the 19th September (Classic Reprint) written by William Augustus Porter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Introductory Address Delivered Before the Law Academy of Philadelphia, at the Opening of the Session of 1849-50, on the 19th September I will suppose a man of sound understanding, desirous to acquire Information on the subject which has been proposed. I will suppose him elevated above the superstition which would cause learning to be feared, and the prejudice which would cause it to be despised. I will suppose him com petent to appreciate the difference in value be tween intellectual and purely physical labor. I will suppose him to have informed himself, how long our present system of law has prevailed, without material change, except to expand itself to the increasing wants of civilization, and the pro gress Of kindred sciences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.