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accept.

"Forget about Annie for the moment." Ben paused mean-

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ingfully before continuing. "Let me suggest that change is
a fact of life, that it is a process brought about by the efforts
of men and women dissatisfied with the status quo, and that
it is essentially a good thing. Let me also suggest that change
is frequently the result of what we have learned, not simply
what we have envisioned. History plays a part in change.
Therefore, what once was and was good ought not to be cast
aside as being simply wishful reminiscence."

Miles brought up one hand. "Look, I'm not saying . . ."

"Can you honestly sit there. Miles, and tell me that you
are satisfied with the direction that the practice of law in this
country is taking? Can you even tell me that it is as good
and true as it was fifteen years ago when we entered the
profession? Look at what's happened, for Christ's sake! We
are bogged down in a morass of legislation and regulation
that reaches from here to China, and even the judges and
lawyers don't understand half of it. We used to be able to
call ourselves general practitionersЧnow we are lucky to
be competent in one or two fields, simply because of the
updating we must constantly do in order to keep ourselves
current. The courts are slow and overburdened. The judges
are all too often mediocre lawyers put on the bench through
politics. The lawyers coming out of law school view their
occupation as a way to make big bucks and get their names
in the paperЧforget the part about helping people. The
whole profession has the worst press this side of Nazi Ger-
many. We have advertisingЧadvertising! Like used-car
salesmen, or furniture-store dealers! We don't adequately
educate ourselves. We don't adequately police ourselves.
We just go through the motions and try to get by!"

Miles stared at him, his head cocked appraisingly. "Are
you about finished?"

He nodded, slightly flushed. "Yeah, I suppose so. Did I
leave anything out?"

Miles shook his head. "I think you covered the whole nine
yards. Feel any better?"

"Much, thanks."