This essay examines the following question: should a lawyer's primary obligation be to reveal the truth of a certain matter, or to advocate the client's interests? What is more likely to aid the cause of justice? The relation between truth and justice is important in this question. The ideas of Aristotle, Socrates, Hobbes and Kant will be used to crystallize the complexities in this issue. 6 pgs. 0 f/c. 0b.