“Testimony should be a philosophical problem and not limited to legal or historical contexts where it refers to the account of a witness who reports what he has seen.”
— Paul Ricoeur
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As legal slavery passed, we entered into
“As legal slavery passed, we entered into a permanent period of unemployment and underemployment from which we have yet to emerge.”
— Julian Bond
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Lawyers are the only persons in whom
“Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.”
— Jeremy Bentham
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Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament
“Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear states, entered into when they signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.”
— Joseph Rotblat
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You cannot have maternal health without reproductive
“You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.”
— Hillary Clinton
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I worked as a lawyer; as a
“I worked as a lawyer; as a member of the teaching staff of a technical college; and then I worked principally as legal adviser to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Party.”
— Hans Frank
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While I support immigration regulated through a
“While I support immigration regulated through a legal framework, I do not support rewarding those who broke the law to get here.”
— Kit Bond
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If you desire information on some point
“If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order to obtain the knowledge you seek, by your own unaided efforts.”
— Felix Adler
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She never envisioned a legal career for
“She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me.”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Insofar as international law is observed, it
“Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.”
— J. William Fulbright
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We knew that if the photos of
“We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized, necessary, and safe program and the mindless actions of some MPs (military police) would be buried by the impact of the images.”
— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.
Author: Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.
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