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Quotes by Lawyer
"The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its legitimate Independence and Constitution, designing to reduce it to a level with the other provinces long since deprived of all freedom, and to unite all in a common sink of slavery."
70
"I consider no man honest who does not observe towards other nations the principles which he desires to be observed towards his own: and therefore I will not interfere in your domestic questions."
59
"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."
52
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that."
51
"My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition."
39
"Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness."
39
"The art of communication is the language of leadership."
38
"A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome; the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts."
33
"Lying under oath, and encouraging lies under oath, does go to the very heart and soul of what courts do. If we say we don't care, let's forget about courts, and we'll just have other ways of figuring out how to handle disputes."
29
"The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back."
24
"Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself."
23
"Manuel Rosales is being unjustly persecuted. He won't return to Venezuela under these circumstances, because Peru will never expel him."
23
"Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion."
22
"Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds."
20
"Whatever labels may be attached to the fifteen charges brought against me, they all arise from my having been a member of the Communist Party and from my activities as a member."
20
"One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves."
20
"I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information."
19
"The good news, to relieve all this gloom, is that a democracy is inherently self-correcting. Here, the people are sovereign. Inept political leaders can be replaced. Foolish policies can be changed. Disastrous mistakes can be reversed."
19
"When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself."
Man,
18
"I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted by any fear of the punishment which might be inflicted on me."
18
"Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites."
18
"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you."
17
"The pious ones of Plymouth who, reaching the Rock, first fell upon their own knees and then upon the aborigines."
17
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