Project Gutenberg 2006-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 190 Taft, William H. (William Howard) 1857 1930 United States President (1909-1913) Taft, William Howard Taft, W. H. (William Howard) Ethics in Service Produced by Bryan Ness, Colin Bell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Ethics in Service" by William H. Taft is a collection of addresses focusing on the ethics of the legal profession, presented in the Page Lecture Series at Yale University in the early 20th century. The text explores the historical evolution of the legal profession and the moral responsibilities lawyers have in relation to their clients and the judicial system. Taft, drawing from his extensive experience as a lawyer and judge, advocates for an ethical framework that prioritizes justice and integrity within the law. The opening of the work introduces Taft’s perspective on the current state of the legal profession, emphasizing a crisis in public perception regarding the courts and lawyers. He discusses the historical context of legal ethics, highlighting the implications of fame and remuneration for legal advocates. By reflecting on historical examples from Jewish, Roman, and English law, Taft argues for a solid ethical foundation that reconciles the duty to clients with the obligation to the court and society. His insights set the stage for an in-depth discussion of legal ethics, aiming to address the challenges facing lawyers in their pursuit of justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government Legal ethics Presidents -- United States JK Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Law & Criminology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 171499 2025-08-08T11:44:57.599689 text/html 170078 2006-12-09T02:58:00 text/html 130489 2025-08-08T11:45:02.181180 application/epub+zip 130474 2025-08-08T11:44:59.336201 application/epub+zip 130475 2025-08-08T11:44:58.233697 application/epub+zip 267952 2025-08-08T11:45:04.337168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249950 2025-08-08T11:45:01.503182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225991 2022-09-09T12:35:17.295287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156631 2025-08-08T11:44:57.217709 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156465 2006-12-09T02:58:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156457 2006-12-09T02:58:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21098 2025-08-08T11:45:04.457169 application/rdf+xml 14293 2025-08-08T11:44:58.736186 image/jpeg 3760 2025-08-08T11:44:58.492695 image/jpeg 57256 2006-12-09T02:58:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 61345 2006-12-09T02:58:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 57235 2006-12-09T02:58:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 126604 2025-08-08T11:44:57.612710 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia