
Originally Posted by
Mlaw
actually The Bard didn't say anything, one of his characters did, and he said it because he was planning a "coup" of sorts, and the only way to overthrow the rule of law would be to get rid of the lawyers.
"Shakespeare's exact line ''The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers,'' was stated by Dick the Butcher in ''Henry VI,'' Part II, act IV, Scene II, Line 73. Dick the Butcher was a follower of the rebel Jack Cade, who thought that if he disturbed law and order, he could become king."
Shakespeare meant it as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society.
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