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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."
206
"Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness."
168
"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."
152
"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."
149
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that."
142
"My nomination to be Governor was not to gratify ambition."
129
"Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion."
108
"Manuel Rosales is being unjustly persecuted. He won't return to Venezuela under these circumstances, because Peru will never expel him."
94
"The art of communication is the language of leadership."
83
"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."
82
"If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it."
82
"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."
69
"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."
66
"A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome; the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts."
64
"Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows."
64
"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you."
61
"When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself."
Man,
59
"The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects."
59
"I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one."
59
"When you believe in what you're doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference."
58
"Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science."
58
"Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself."
58
"One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves."
58
"The more liberty you give away the more you will have."
57
"The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell."
57
"I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information."
56
"Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is insipid."
56
"There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship."
56
"Christianity has always seemed to fight a losing battle against race."
56
"Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne."
56
"We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination."
55
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