The Vandenberg Legal Office will be celebrating and promoting the upcoming Nationwide Law Day on May 1. This year, lawyers around the country are remembering John Adams and the lessons we can learn from his great career. Despite living in tumultuous times where passions often ruled public opinion, John Adams advocated the rule of law, taking unpopular positions when necessary to do what was right, and ultimately attained the highest office in the land by becoming our Nation’s second President. His downfall and withdrawal from public life are a reminder to all of the dangers inherent when we throw away our ideals for the immediacy of the moment.
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