Synopses & Reviews
A jury is twelve people who decide who has the best lawyer. -Anonymous
An unjust law is no law at all. -St. Augustine
Lawyer (n): One skilled in circumnavigation of the law. -Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
THE QUOTABLE LAWYER is a marvelous collection of more than 500 memorable sayings about the life of lawyers and the law. By turns moving, hilarious, poignant, and profound, these priceless bits of wisdom are culled from famous and not-so-famous lawyers, judges, authors, and politicians from throughout history and around the world. THE QUOTABLE LAWYER promises to-within the reasonable and practicable bounds outlined above-provide hours (alas, unbillable) of entertainment and enlightenment. It makes a perfect gift for the lawyer in the family, the lawyer of the family, or anyone interested in the law and its development from ancient times to the present day. Those quoted include: .
Abraham Lincoln .
Thomas Jefferson .
Janet Reno .
William Shakespeare .
Sandra Day O'Connor .
Charles Dickens .
Voltaire .
Earl Warren .
Alan Dershowitz .
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. .
John F. Kennedy .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Martin Luther King Jr. .
Clarence Darrow .
Benjamin Franklin .
Ambrose Bierce .
Julius Caesar .
Pontius Pilate .
Blaise Pascal .
Doris Lessing
Synopsis
The legal system and the lawyers who operate in (and around) it have influenced society and continue to do so today. In this age of the slip-and-fall, false” advertising, and medical malpractice,” its clear that the quest for justice has not always been easyits also been hilarious, poignant, enlightening, and scandalous.
Words from renowned lawyers, not-so-renowned lawyers, judges, authors, politicians, philosophers, and preachers make up this collection of over five hundred memorable, bite-sized quotations about the lives of lawyers; the law; landmark cases; and quips, jokes, and humorous sayings.
Included in this diverse compendium are quotations by and about lawyers and law:
The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.”Clarence Darrow
We do not get good laws to restrain bad people. We get good people to restrain bad laws.”G. K. Chesterton
A lawyer will do anything to win a casesometimes he will even tell the truth.”Patrick Murray
Synopsis
"litigant n. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones."--Ambrose Bierce
About the Author
Tony Lyons is a book publisher, has practiced law, and is the parent of two girls, including one with autism. He is the author of 1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Girls and coauthor of Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism and The Little Red Book of Dad's Wisdom. He lives in New York City.