Sympathy or Empathy by Brandon Blankenship | Apr 10, 2021 | Ethics, Faith, Leadership Sympathy is dropping coins into the beggars cup. Empathy is becoming the beggar. ### Author Recent Posts Brandon BlankenshipBrandon L. Blankenship is an assistant professor, continuing legal education presenter, and business educator. He and his wife Donnalee live on their hobby farm south of Birmingham, Alabama. Latest posts by Brandon Blankenship (see all) The First Principles of the Practice of Law: A Jurisprudential and Ethical Foundation - October 20, 2026 If Government Gives You a Right, Can Government Take It Away? - August 16, 2026 Most Rights Have Limits: What Justice Holmes Can Teach Us About the Meaning of a Right - August 15, 2026