Through subsequent statutes, however, Congress has extended full faith and credit to tribes for certain types of actions, such as child support orders. I apologize for any inconvenience. I was gratified that Mr. Gordon did not dwell too long in the turbid waters of joyless duty. And if we derive pleasure from our charity, we deserve that pleasure as richly as any other earned reward. Honest lawyers, like any other honest citizens, deserve the rewards of their efforts, even if they choose not to give their services without compensation.
Lawyers work in a marketplace of values as all businessmen do.
Charity should not be invoked as a moral defense. If charity is a moral defense, then lawyers become the slaves of their invidious detractors in order to procure esteem that will never be forthcoming. If charity is compelled, it is no longer charity. It is a form of exculpation for success. Lawyers originated and continue to defend the rule of law, without which we would enjoy none of the benefits of western civilization, which translates effectively into life itself.