I Die the King’s Good Servant, but God’s First.
Saint Thomas More
Perhaps the finest lawyer, certainly the holiest, that England ever produced. After his trial, knowing he was a dead man, Saint Thomas More made an eloquent speech and uttered words that have a renewed meaning for us today in a time and place that is becoming ever more hostile to the Truth of Christ:
Evil frequently gains power in this Fallen World, but it never becomes right no matter how much power it gains.
More probably said I die the King’s Good Servant and God’s First based upon a Paris Newsletter’s account of his execution, but I have always preferred the variant which is well known due to the ending scene in A Man For All Seasons:
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But just think of Latimer, Ridley, and Cranmer, their testimonies and martyrdoms. We cannot write them off. They clearly stood upon principles of the Gospel and witnessed a good confession.
I just deleted a comment from an individual who decided to blast Cardinal Dolan in this thread. This charming individual had previously sent me an e-mail at my law office calling me and Paul Zummo “Dolanites” which is a term coined I believe by Michael Voris. For sending me the e-mail and for fighting his own little jihad instead of sticking to the subject of this post I have banned him. A reminder: this blog exists to serve as a platform for what contributors wish to write about. I may write about Dolan and Voris’ crusade against him in future, but insults and attempted thread hi-jackings are defintely not useful means of persuading me to do so.
I have the prayer from St, Thomas (for lawyers) above my desk and read it every day before I start. Best part …..”so that today I shall not, in order to win a point, lose my soul”.
calling me and Paul Zummo “Dolanites”
Do I have to go around wearing a cheesehead now?
“I have the prayer from St. Thomas (for lawyers) above my desk and read it every day before I start.”
It is hanging on my office wall Maggie.
“Do I have to go around wearing a cheesehead now?”
Only if it is edible.