If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
Interpretation
The existence of good and bad is interconnected; one defines the other.
This quote by Charles Dickens suggests that the concepts of good and evil are relative and depend on each other for definition. Without the existence of wrongdoings or 'bad people', the role of good lawyers would be meaningless, as their purpose is to uphold justice and defend those wronged by others. It prompts a reflection on the duality of human nature and the professions that arise from societal flaws.
In practice
In a discussion on the legal profession, one might say, 'As Charles Dickens pointed out, if there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.'
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In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty.
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
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The future is uncertain but the end is always near.
What citizens of a free country would listen to any offers of good and skillful administration in return for the abdication of freedom?
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