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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."
49
"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."
40
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that."
39
"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."
36
"My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition."
29
"Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness."
29
"The art of communication is the language of leadership."
27
"A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome; the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts."
27
"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."
24
"Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion."
16
"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."
16
"One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves."
15
"Manuel Rosales is being unjustly persecuted. He won't return to Venezuela under these circumstances, because Peru will never expel him."
14
"The pious ones of Plymouth who, reaching the Rock, first fell upon their own knees and then upon the aborigines."
13
"Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites."
13
"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."
13
"The Nixon years were trying. They honed my judgment for everything I did later on. The experience also illustrated for me the importance of training young lawyers properly."
12
"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."
12
"The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give."
11
"I have numerous people who have expressed a willingness to be plaintiffs."
11
"I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information."
10
"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you."
10
"If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality."
10
"Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests."
10
"Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds."
10
"Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life; to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead."
10
"There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience."
10
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