"The prosecution makes all the important decisions: what's charged, how much is charged, whether you can get a decent offer. Every defendant becomes an informant today."

-- Lynne Stewart

#Decision Quotes #Important Quotes #Today Quotes

“I have realized why corrupt politicians do nothing to improve the quality of public school education. They are terrified of educated voters.”
“Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.”
“I've got volumes on how not to behave. I've got more information now than a guy should have at my age.”
“Since the inception of Gym Class in 1997, every member has had another musical outlet, if not three or four.”
“Stranded in this mill town railroad yard while the whole world was converging elsewhere, we seemed to be nothing but children playing among heroic men.”

Source : John Knowles (2014). “A Separate Peace”, p.82, Simon and Schuster
“People in Nevada know me from the street to the ring to the Senate chambers. I've never had to prove my manhood to anyone.”
“When your power comes from others, on approval, you are their slave. Never sacrifice yourselves - never! Whoever urges you to self-sacrifice is worse than a common murderer, who at least cuts your throat himself, without persuading YOU to do it.”

Source : Tobias Wolff (2003). “Old School: A Novel”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
“Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.”

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