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Adlai Stevenson: The progress of society, from a condition of semi-barbarism and ignorance to a state of the highest culture and…

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The progress of society, from a condition of semi-barbarism and ignorance to a state of the highest culture and refinement, may be traced by its advancement in the modes of administering justice, and in the character and learning of its tribunals.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson emphasizes the relationship between societal progress and the administration of justice.

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