Then, too, briefs for the defence are most likely to bring glory and popularity to the pleader, and all the more so, if ever it falls to him to lend his aid to one who seems to be oppressed and persecuted by the influence of some one in power.
From a philosophical work on moral duties, this passage discusses the glory and popularity gained by advocates who defend the oppressed against powerful figures.
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