I am happy to share the hospitality of this occasion- not as a guest, but more nearly as a returned prodigal. When, over a quarter of a century ago, I became a member of this association, it was the expectation of serving for life at the bar of this state. I was lured away for a time from that strict course, although I cannot say that I did much to prevent my seduction.
Publication Date
December 24, 1942
Citation
8 Vital Speeches 356 (1942) (address before the New York State Bar Association, New York, Jan. 24, 1942).
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I am happy to share the hospitality of this occasion- not as a guest, but more nearly as a returned prodigal. When, over a quarter of a century ago, I became a member of this association, it was the expectation of serving for life at the bar of this state. I was lured away for a time from that strict course, although I cannot say that I did much to prevent my seduction.
