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The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorifie...more

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It [is] that courage that Africa most desperately needs.

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We hang on to our values, even if they seem at times tarnished and worn; even if, as a nation and in our own lives, we have betrayed them more often t...more

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Like any value, empathy must be acted upon.

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That is the one thing that makes me a Democrat, I suppose - this idea that our communal values, our sense of mutual responsibility and social solidari...more

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More than anything, it is that sense - that despite great differences in wealth, we rise and fall together - that we can't afford to lose.