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"...to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests."

The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. Through its members -- lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers, and legal workers united in chapters and committees -- the Guild works locally, nationally and internationally as an effective political and social force in the service of the people.

Our aims:
. to eliminate racism;
. to safeguard and strengthen the rights of workers, women, farmers and minority groups, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends;
. to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them;
. to use the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.



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We acknowledge our elders and mentors, and hope that we honor them by learning everything that they have to teach us.

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We thank those who have gone before us, and promise that we will not forget their sacrifices, their righteous victories, and even their unjust defeats.

George Crockett (1909-1997)
Edward Dawley
Judge Hubert T. Delaney (1901-1990)
Earl B. Dickerson (1891-1986)
Clifford Durr (1899-1975)
Royal W. France
Ernie Goodman
Judge William H. Hastie (1904-1976)
Len Holt
Arthur Kinoy (1920-2004)
William Kunstler
John T. McTernan (1910-2005)
Louis Redding (1901-1998)