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"The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular."
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"Appeal in law: to put the dice into the box for another throw."
"Any attorney with a conscience always speaks the truth. An attorney can and should practice law in a scrupulous manner, but some dishonest attorneys disregard ethical mandates in order to win. Unethical attorneys shape their clients stories, which is a fancy way of assisting them tell a fib."
"The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic trick: the best illusionist being the one who can best manipulate the logic to his or her advantage, all the while giving the illusion of impartiality."
"We must admit thatlaw must be valid, not merely for men, but for all rational creatures generally, not merely under certain contingent conditions or with exceptions, but with absolute necessity."
"I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself."
"The lawyer's world is entire unto itself, the human pared away."
"The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter."
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"I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes."
"Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book."
"The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise."
"My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language."
"The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event."
"The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful."
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