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Erle Stanley Gardner, born on July 17, 1889, was an accomplished lawyer and author from the United States. He achieved significant success in both the legal and literary fields, particularly known for his detective novels. Gardner's works are renowned for their intricate legal reasoning and suspenseful plots, which have captivated readers for generations.

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“Lots of lawyers don't like circumstantial evidence. I do. I've never had any quarrel with the evidence of circumstances. My quarrel is with the habit of giving events the obvious, careless interpretation. I dislike sloppy thinking.”

Thinking Facts Law Evidence Proof Perry Mason

Book:The Case of the Crooked Candle

Source: The Case of the Crooked Candle

“I have never stuck up for any criminal. I have merely asked for the orderly administration of an impartial justice...Due legal process is my own safeguard against being convicted unjustly. To my mind, that's government. That's law and order.”

Mind Government Law Order Process Justice My Own Dues Criminals Stuck Administration Orderly Law And Order Stuck Up Impartial Justice

Author:Erle Stanley Gardner

“The reason men don't know the law of life is because they're afraid to look Eternity in the face.”

Knows Men Looks Reason Faces Law Life Is Eternity Laws Of Life

Book:Pay Dirt: And Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert

Source: Pay Dirt: And Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert

About the Author

Born: July 17, 1889
Died: March 11, 1970
Known for: Lawyer
Quotes: 15

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