I spoke to him once of a rather
curious line of argument, as it seemed to me, which he was taking in a
case, and he said: 'Ogden, I take that course because it is the way
Judge Potter's mind acts. If you want to convince yourself, take the
arguments which do that best, but when you have to deal with judges or
juries, take the lines which fit their capacities. People talk about my
unusual success in winning cases. It's simply because I am not certain
that my way and my argument are the only way and the only argument. I've
studied the judges closely, so that I know what lines to take, and I
always notice what seems to interest the jury most, in each case. But,
more important than this study, is the fact that I can comprehend about
how the average man will look at a certain thing. You see I am the son
of plain people. Then I am meeting all grades of mankind, and hearing
what they say, and getting their points of view. I have never sat in a
closet out of touch with the world and decided what is right for others,
and then spent time trying to prove it to them.
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