The mail: Henry VI, Act IV, Scene 2

Just an FYI:  I was surfing the net and came across a piece you did awhile back (July 10, 2002) about tort reform where you mentioned in closing the "...let's kill all the lawyers." quote came from an anti-government conspirator as being a good way to bring about social discord.  Not true. This bit of sophistry could only have come from the twisted mind of a lawyer... He's talking about bringing about social Utopia, not discord.  It's a lawyer joke that's stood the test of time and like all good humor...it's funny because it's true.

Man, no column ever goes away, it just floats around in the ether... I politely disagree with your counter-claim. The conspirators were taking about seizing power in the state and boasting about how they would make everybody bow down to them. They were going to run things as they saw fit, and the bit about killing all the lawyers -- although always a great laugh line, admittedly -- was part of their vision.  By the way, that column was part of a discussion about there being too much civil litigation in our society.

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[Jim Johnson]

Mr. Troxler: Google is forever.

[Larry]

Maybe, Howard, but I still think it is a good idea.

[guy]

Jim good letter in the paper

[Dorothy]

I guess they had the Rockefellers and the Kissingers even in Shakespeare's time. But eventually the monied powers took control. Most of Europe is now a Tower of Babel and strong laws suppressing free speech are needed to ameliorate the strife and chaos resulting from loss of national borders. We must not permit that in this country. Our troops should be here at home patrolling our borders and guarding out ports.