He had to rely on his remembrance of general principles; and he learned to reason from those general principles to his conclusions; and his success at the Bar depended upon the clearness of his statements and the cogency and force of his logic.
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Jacobs discusses how a lawyer's success relies on clear reasoning and logical conclusions.
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