Penn had a recent reunion in LA for its Latino Alumni. The U of P decided to host the event at the Formosa Cafe, an asian themed locale on the Westside. While there, I hung out with a small contingency of Penn Law alums, including Sean, Angeline and Rodrigo. The JD clan stuck close together to give the impression that all lawyers, like the scene from A Civil Action starring Robert Duvall, travel in packs, for hunting, protection, and everything else in between.
For those that don't know, the motto for the University of Pennsylvania is: Leges sine Moribus vanae. The archives website at Penn has the following translation:
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/memorabilia/heraldry/guide.html#motto
"The phrase comes from an ancient passage in Horace, 'Of what avail are empty laws without (good) mores?' This was said by Horace in light of Augustus' attempt to lead the Roman people back to the ways of life that had made and kept them great, and probably reflects the thought Ennius expressed in the line, moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque (the Roman state is founded on its ancient mores and its men).
This ancient concept, far from laying stress on law, rather deprecates law when it is not founded upon and supported by sound morals in the body politic to which it applies. This stress seems to us a significant one in any age and a particularly appropriate one for an institution of higher learning in our own time."
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