339 private quotes tagged legal

“Advertising is legalized lying.” — H. G. Wells

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“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.” — Plato

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“A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.” — Robert Frost

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“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“People are getting smarter nowadays they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.” — Will Rogers

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“I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.” — Steven Wright

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“Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.” — Will Rogers

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“The more laws, the less justice.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“In law, nothing is certain but the expense.” — Samuel Butler

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“Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.” — Ayn Rand

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“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.” — Ambrose Bierce

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“In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.” — Bobby Scott

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“The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.” — Andrew Jackson

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“All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know.” — Sonia Sotomayor

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“It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing.” — Frank Shorter

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“My strengths as a businessman lie in the design and sale of women's shoes, and I have never been comfortable with complicated or technical legal or business documents.” — Steve Madden

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“Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“I remember when I took Quentin Tarantino with me to a very private screening of the documentary 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,' which shows some of the legal irregularities of his case. I was involved by the film, and it was an amazing experience to see people weep at the end of it.” — Harvey Weinstein

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“Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.” — Brian Sandoval

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“The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.” — Constance Baker Motley

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“So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and sometimes winning and sometimes losing, the fight for First Amendment rights in comics and, more generally, for freedom of speech.” — Neil Gaiman

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“Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.” — Georgios A. Papandreou

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“If somebody invented cigarettes today, the government would not legalize them.” — Loni Anderson

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“Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.” — Jean de la Bruyere

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“Most of what needs to be changed in the euro zone can be done without treaty changes. The demand for treaty change is as political as it is legal and I don't think it's going to happen soon.” — Nick Clegg

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