Yet in Pakistan, the United States, and other countries where lawyers have helped to lead fights for human rights and the rule of law, lofty ideals cloak an equally important set of interests. The Pakistani lawyers were safeguarding their livelihoods as much as their principles.
然而在巴基斯坦、美国和其他有律师参与领导争取人权和法制的国家中，高尚的理想掩饰了同样重要的利益。巴基斯坦的律师们不仅仅是在捍卫他们的原则，同时也是在保护他们的生计。没有法官审理案件，律师就无法执业。而如果当事人不相信法官具有充分的独立性，会根据是非而不是贿赂或政治方面的考虑来审判案件，就不会有案子。