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“I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know.”

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Author:James Lipton

“Most people ask questions because they want to know the answer; lawyers are trained never to ask questions unless they already know the answer.”

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Book:Becoming gentlemen: women, law school, and institutional change

Source: Becoming gentlemen: women, law school, and institutional change

“Lawyers rarely test their power, or the power they promote, against this simple pragmatic question: "Will it do good?" When challenged about the expanding reach of the law, the lawyer answers, "Why not?”

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Book:Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity

Source: Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity

“Louis Kelso of San Francisco, a lawyer-economist, has for years felt that he has a radical answer to the problem.”

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Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.

“I don't know why his lawyers didn't tell him, 'You don't have to answer any questions about your private life, Mr. President. Let them sue you. Take the heat. You don't have to answer.'”

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Author:Chris Matthews

“If you are hired to shake up the system, do it. No one will believe you're the boss until you do one or more of the following: 1. Add a new division; 2. Lop off a present department; 3. Add new people or reassign and reward present employees; 4. Get rid of deadwood; 5. Change the method of accounting; 6. Change lawyers, accountants, or other outside services; 7. Ask a lot of questions, and demand answers by a certain date; 8. Get in touch with key people in your industry or city and arrange personal meetings; 9. Improve working conditions; 10. Update present benefit plans.”

“In I'm Not A Racist, But..., Lawrence Blum offers answers for our time about what race is, who is a racist, and ways for people to talk about the racialized features of our society without falling into name-calling or defensiveness. With exemplary moral and analytic clarity, Blum offers educators, students, lawyers, judges, leaders, and citizens tools for building a nation of equality, comity, and respect for each person.”