Friends at the Bar

Friends at the BarA Quaker lawyer looks at Friends' relationship with the American legal system and at Friends' legal ethics. George Fox, founder of the Religious Society of Friends, admonished his followers against "going to law." In this fascinating, wide ranging book, a Quaker lawyer explores the relationship between Quakers and the American legal system and discusses Friends' legal ethics. A highly influential group in the US both for their spiritual ideals of

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