I believe the equality of man....

“I believe the equality of man, and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.” Tom Paine. Those are simple but powerful words. In the hands of tyrants and greedy men, they’re also meaningless words. There was a time, not long ago, when courts welcomed workingmen and workingwomen. Not so today. Now courts are exclusive venues for the “haves and have-more.”