Pro bono is a phrase derived from Latin meaning "for the good". The complete phrase
is pro bono publico, "for the public good." It is used to designate legal or other
professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment, as a public service.
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"The good of the people is the greatest law."
Marcus Tullius Cicero,
De Legibus, bk. 3, ch. 3, sct. 8 (52-45 B.C.)
"Pro bono work is an example of the best that our legal profession can do to make
equal justice under the law a reality. It can make an enormous difference for people who are scrambling
daily for the basic necessities of life."
Sandra Day O'Connor, Feb. 10, 2004
"I, as a lawyer, believe that some significant part of my money, time, thought,
and energy belongs -- I don't just give it, it belongs -- to others, not just to me.."
R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.
Founder, National Center on Poverty Law
Founding Director, Peace Corps
Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to France
