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one direction and then in the other. There can be no
doubt that this state of affairs has confused every important
issue and must jeopardize the very foundations
of society. For neither the plaintiff nor the defendant
ever loses hope of eventual success, and each in turn
will waste his life in the attempt to secure a later verdict
which would reverse the previous one. Their entire
time is thus given over to litigation, with the result that
their life instead of being devoted to beneficial undertakings
and necessary personal affairs, is completely involved
with the dispute. Indeed, these two litigants
might just as well be dead, for they can serve their government
and community not a particle. If, however, a
definite and final verdict were forthcoming, the duly
convicted party would perforce give up all hope of reopening
the case, and would then be relieved on that
score and would go back to looking after his own concerns
and those of others.
Since the primary means for securing the peace and
tranquillity of the people, and the most effective agency
for the advancement of high and low alike, is this all-important
matter, it is incumbent on those learned
members of the great consultative assembly who are
thoroughly versed in the Divine law to evolve a single,
direct and definite procedure for the settlement of litigations.
This instrument should then be published
throughout the country by order of the king, and its
provisions should be strictly adhered to. This all-important
question requires the most urgent attention.
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