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Gerry Spence is an American lawyer renowned for his defense skills in criminal trials. Born on January 8, 1929, he is a widely influential figure in the legal community.

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“Our prejudices - we all have them - are part of our personality structure. The problem is that our prejudices may lie lurking at the bottom of the subterranean mind where the slowly ooze up and color our thinking without our knowing it.”

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“The less of one's life one must exchange for money, the more freedom one may enjoy.”

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“The so-called godly man may be more likely to do serious wrong than a man who deeply questions himself. The 'godly man' often zealously follows religious precepts that, in the end, justify an unjust injury to others, while the questioning man, addressing his own conscience, may have the better chance to consider all the circumstances and come to the just decision.”

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Book:Seven Simple Steps to Personal Freedom: An Owner's Manual for Life

Source: Seven Simple Steps to Personal Freedom: An Owner's Manual for Life

“My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for others.”

Knows May Realizing Telling The Truth Blasphemy

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“When you are faced with prejudice, logic and justice are impotent. Still, we may have an obligation to argue directly into the face of the prejudice, even though there is no chance to win.”

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About the Author

Born: January 8, 1929
Known for: Lawyer
Quotes: 82

Books & Sources

Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First CenturyRelated source material

How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Every DayRelated source material

Seven Simple Steps to Personal Freedom: An Owner's Manual for LifeRelated source material

With justice for none: destroying an American mythRelated source material

Trial by fire: the true story of a woman's ordeal at the hands of the lawRelated source material

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